Forca Kochi beat Thrissur Magic 4-1 on penalties after 0-0 draw in Super League Kerala second matchweek opener
Forca Kochi defeated Thrissur Magic 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw in the opening match of the second matchweek of the Super League Kerala 2026 on October 1, 2026. Thrissur played much of the game with 10 men and Forca’s goalkeeper Jaimy Joy made the decisive save in the shoot-out.
The match produced the first-ever penalty shoot-out in SLK 2026 under the competition’s new rule that a draw after 90 minutes is settled by spot kicks, with the shoot-out winner awarded two points and the loser one. Forca Kochi picked up the extra point to move to the top of the table on five points, while Thrissur Magic advanced to fourth with a single point. Rahul Raju converted the winning penalty and was noted in the report as Forca’s lone goalscorer of the SLK 2026; Jaimy Joy was named player of the match.
Thrissur began the game on the front foot, pressing early and winning five corners inside the first seven minutes. Forca maintained possession and tried to build from the back; Alan Saji collected a long pass around the halfway line in the eighth minute and drove into the opposition box before being tackled. Jaimy Joy was busy in the opening stages, with Senthamil S denied after a long ball in the 10th minute and Sergio Gil’s attempted cross turning into a shot that required a full-stretch save.
The game turned in the 21st minute when Paulo Henrique fouled Bladimir Castro and received a yellow card, after which Bladimir made a derogatory gesture and was shown a red card. Reduced to 10 men, Thrissur dropped deeper for the remainder of the first half and absorbed prolonged pressure from Forca Kochi. The numerical disadvantage shaped the remainder of the match but did not yield a goal in open play.
In the second half Thrissur sought to press again early, which occasionally left space at the back and produced multiple chances for the visitors. In the 58th minute Eliton feinted past Lenny Rodrigues and unleashed a long shot that deflected off the goalkeeper and struck the post. Around the 80th minute Nithin Madhu escaped his marker to deliver a cross into the penalty area; Rahul Raju slid at the ball and missed a clear opportunity.
The shoot-out opened with Diego Hernandez scoring for Forca, sending Magic custodian Kamaludheen the wrong way, and Henry Plazas then struck the crossbar for Thrissur. Rennan Araujo converted to make it 2-0 before Abdul Samad scored Thrissur’s sole successful penalty. Nahuel Pereyra added Forca’s third, Muhammed Afsal’s effort was saved by Jaimy Joy, and Rahul Raju slotted the decisive kick to complete a 4-1 shoot-out scoreline. The report noted that all four Forca penalty takers scored their kicks.
The next scheduled fixture in SLK 2026 is Calicut FC versus Malappuram FC on 2 October 2026 at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode, with kickoff listed at 7:30 PM IST.
