NorthEast United came back from a two-goal deficit to snatch a point from Kerala Blasters in their second game of the Indian Super League (ISL) season on Thursday in Bambolim.
Sergio Cidoncha (5') and Gary Hooper (45+1') gave Kerala Blasters a two-goal lead in the first half but Kwesi Appiah (51') and Idrissa Sylla (90') made sure that NorthEast United ended the night with a point.
Kibu Vicuna made four changes to the Blasters lineup which lost 0-1 against ATK Mohun Bagan. Nishu Kumar made his debut replacing Prasanth K at right-back.