KOCHI: Kerala Blasters suffered a heavy defeat against ATK Mohun Bagan in their second match of the ISL season as they could only manage two goals while the Kolkata side scored five past them. The Blasters attacked Bagan from the start and scored a goal in the 6th minute. However, Bagan struck back two in quick succession and silenced the gallery.

Sahal and Ivan Kalyuzhnyi spearheaded the Kerala attack. Kalyuzhnyi scored from Sahal's pass for the opening goal. Defensive mistakes were causing all kinds of trouble for Blasters for which they had to pay dearly.

In the 27th minute, Hugo Boumous passed the ball to Dimitri Petratos by creating a gap in the Blasters defense as ATK equalized. In the 38th minute, the Kolkata sie scored their second goal which was a testament to the synergy between Manvir Singh and Kauko inside the box.

Colaco's brilliant pass paved the way for the visitors' third goal in the 62nd minute.

Rahul KP gave Kerala hope by scoring in the 81st minute, but the subsequent missed opportunities killed the chances of a late equalizer. Bagan scored the fourth goal and the fifth goal in a frenzy and took all three points.