Hyderabad, March 12 -- Hyderabad FC held Kerala Blasters FC to a 1-1 draw at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Wednesday.

This was the last league-stage encounter of the season. Kerala Blasters FC finished the campaign in eighth place with 29 points, whereas Hyderabad FC finished in penultimate place with 18 points.

Kerala Blasters FC began the game on the front-foot, with Korou Singh and Mohammed Aimen interlinking to cause movements inside the Hyderabad FC box within the opening five minutes.

Korou's cross was shot by Aimen but thwarted for a corner, from which the latter supplied a teasing delivery for Dusan Lagator, which was headed in from close range into the bottom right corner in the ...