Super League Kerala 2026-27: Kombans complete turnaround win over Forca Kochi

V. Arjun (26) of Kombans scored twice in the second half to seal the three points. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans showed resilience on a humid Friday night to pull off a come-from-behind win over its formidable rival Forca Kochi in the Super League Kerala. And the 3-2 victory was badly needed for the host, with the battle for the three knockout places getting fiercer.

Calicut FC has already booked one slot. Despite the setback, the Forca men are still well placed to advance to the knockout phase, but they have reasons to be worried too, as this was their second defeat in a row, following the 0-3 drubbing at the hands of Malappuram FC last week.

They had begun well in this match, taking the lead in the 23rd mintue through Nithin Madhu, who headed in Harshal Rahman’s cross. But, Kombans equalised just 11 minutes later through K. Sreeraj, off a rebound following a well-taken free-kick by V. Arjun.

The teams thus went to the break at 1-1. The second half saw even more action, and Arjun’s twin strike fetched the three full points for the home team, much to the delight of the crowd, which wasn’t big but rather noisy.

Paulo Henrique’s header in the injury time made it 2-3 for the visiting side, but Kombans held on to ensure they would move to fourth position, with 11 points, same as Malappuram. Forca has 13 points and Calicut 17.

RESULT

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 3 (K. Sreeraj 34, V. Arjun 65 & 90) bt Forca Kochi 2 (Nithin Madhu 23, Paulo Henrique 90+1).