Hyderabad FC beat Kerala Blasters to win their maiden ISL title

GK Kattimani pulls off spectacular saves in shootout to beat BlastersLaxmikant Kattimani went from villain to hero to give Hyderabad FC their first Indian Super League title, breaking Kerala Blasters' hearts in a penalty shootout victory in the final at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa on Sunday. Kattimani's mistake had handed Blasters a 1-0 lead in the second half, but Sahil Tavora's stunner took the game to extra time and then penalty shootouts. The 32-year-old goalkeeper then produced three saves in the tie-breakers to take the silverware to Hyderabad.

(ISL Photo) While Hyderabad won the trophy in their first final appearance, this is Blasters' third defeat in an ISL final and their second in a shootout as their wait continues. Blasters' injured attacker Sahal Abdul Samad failed to recover in time while Adrian Luna started by shrugging off a slight knock. Hyderabad made two changes with playmaker Joel Chianese returning from an injury that kept him out of the semifinals and Asish Rai preferred at right-back.

Both sides were taking no prisoners straight from kick off. Tempers flared as Sandeep Singh lunged in on Hyderabad's Mohammed Yashir earning a yellow card. Jorge Pereyra Diaz was the first to threaten for Blasters as he failed to get the right connection on a Harmanjot Khabra cross in the 14th minute. Bartholomew Ogbeche played Chianese through on goal in a rare chance for Hyderabad in the 37th minute, but the latter's cross failed to find the Nigerian forward inside the box. That was Chianese's last involvement in the final as he made way for Javier Siverio after escalating his injury.

(ISL Photo)After a cagey start, the first-half ended with a flurry of chances as Alvaro Vazquez rattled the crossbar in the 39th