Jamshedpur FC (JFC) could not crown Greg Stewart’s special goal with a victory as they had to share the spoils with Kerala Blasters in a 1-1 draw in an ISL VIII match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Sunday.

Stewart scored a stunning goal from a free-kick in the 14th minute but his strike was cancelled out by Sahal Abdul Samad who scored a third successive goal in the 27th minute. Both teams looked for the winning goal but had to be content with a point in the end.

The result means Blasters are now third in the table with 13 points from eight matches while JFC are second, having the same number of points from eight games but ahead on goal scored.

Stewart showed early signs of continuing his purple patch with a wonderful first touch to receive a ball on the edge of the box but the Scottish forward’s attempt went wide of goal.

Minutes later, the 31-year old scored an incredible goal from a free-kick after Boris Singh was hacked down by Harmanjot Khabra on the inside left channel.

Showing skill of the highest order, Stewart curled a left-footer around the Blasters wall to beat the keeper all ends up and nestle in the back of the net off the crossbar.

Blasters did not take long to equalise largely due to Alvaro Vazquez’s spadework. He spun around Peter Hartley and then skipped past another white shirt to shoot on goal, only for TP Rehenesh to dive low and pull off a good save. Samal was at the right place at the right time to make it 1-1 off the rebound.

After the change of ends, Stewart picked up a yellow card.