CHENNAI. Chennaiyin overcomes East Bengal with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Karikari (48′) and a goal from R. Ali (87′).

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in Chennai on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Harish Kundu.

Match Statistics​

Chennaiyin

2 - 0

East Bengal

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 16 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 127 Attack 109
  • 79 Dangerous attack 50
  • 112 Ball safe 111
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Chennaiyin was in firm control of the ball 55% while East Bengal was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chennaiyin had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chennaiyin won the match​.

Chennaiyin shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, East Bengal shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Chennaiyin didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal received 1 yellow card (Sumeet Passi).

Match Timeline

Jiteshwor Singh- sub ->Nasser El Khayati
37'
R. Ali- sub ->Ajith Kumar
46'
Vafa Hakhamaneshi- sub ->Germanpreet Singh
46'
48'
79'
79'
Mohamad Rakip- sub ->Charalampos Kyriakou
82'
83'
R. Ali(goal)Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
87'
Ninthoi Meetei- sub ->Vincy Barretto
90'
Ninthoi Meetei- sub ->Vincy Barretto
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Mumbai City
46
20
Hyderabad
42
20
ATK Mohun Bagan
34
20
Bengaluru
34
20
Kerala Blasters
31
20
Odisha FC
30
20
Goa
27
20
Chennaiyin
27
20
Jamshedpur
19
20
East Bengal
19
20
NorthEast United
5
20

After this encounter, Chennaiyin will have 21 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal will stay with 16 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Chennaiyin will host NorthEast United on the 24th of February with a 6-6 head to head.

East Bengal will host ATK Mohun Bagan on the 25th of February with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (0 draws).

Chennaiyin – Formation

Chennaiyin
G
Samik Mitra 1.India
6.8
D
Fallou Diagne 3.Senegal
7.7
D
Aakash Sangwan 27.India
7.3
D
Ajith Kumar 13.India
6.9
46'
D
Gurmukh Singh 4.India
6.7
M
Edwin Sydney Vanspaul 8.India
7.7
M
Anirudh Thapa 15.India
7.3
M
Julius Düker 26.Germany
7.0
F
Nasser El Khayati 33.Netherlands
7.0
37'
F
Kwame Amponsah Karikari 12.Ghana
7.5
83' 48'
F
V. Barretto 47.India
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Debjit Majumder 24.India
D
Narayan Das 21.India
83'
D
B. Yumnam 31.India
D
Vafa Hakhamaneshi 6.Iran
7.0
46'
M
Sajal Bag 19.India
M
Jiteshwor Singh 37.India
6.3
37'
M
Mohammed Rafique 20.India
M
Ninthoi Meetei 7.India
90'
F
R. Ali 11.India
7.6
46' 87'

Chennaiyin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Thomas Brdarić decided to play with the following team: Samik Mitra (6.8), Ajith Kumar (6.9), Fallou Diagne (7.7), Gurmukh Singh (6.7), Aakash Sangwan (7.3), Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (7.7), Julius Düker (7.0), Anirudh Thapa (7.3), Kwame Karikari (7.5), Abdenasser El Khayati (7.0) and Vincy Barretto (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Debjit Majumder, Rahim Ali (7.6), Narayan Das, Bikash Yumnam, Vafa Hakhamaneshi (7.0), Sajal Bag, Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh (6.3), Mohammed Rafique and Ninthoinganba Meetei.

Substitutions

Chennaiyin made 6 changes: Nasser El Khayati  for Yumkhaibam Singh (37′), Ajith Kumar for Rahim Ali (46′), Germanpreet Singh for Vafa Hakhamaneshi (46′), Kwame Karikari for Narayan Das (83′), Vincy Barretto for Ninthoinganba Meetei (90′) and Vincy Barretto for Ninthoinganba Meetei (90′).

Best player: Edwin Sydney Vanspaul​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chennaiyin was Edwin Sydney Vanspaul even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal
G
Kamaljit Singh 1.India
6.8
D
Charis Kyriakou 40.Cyprus
7.2
79'
D
Sarthak Golui 16.India
6.6
D
Jerry Lalrinzuala 17.India
6.4
D
Lalchungnunga 5.India
7.4
M
Jordan O'Doherty 24.Australia
6.2
M
Mobashir Rahman 15.India
6.1
M
Suhair VP 11.India
6.6
M
Naorem Mahesh Singh 29.India
7.1
F
Jake Jervis 77.England
7.0
F
Cleiton Silva 10.Brazil
6.9
Substitutes
G
Suvam Sen 25.India
D
Pritamkumar Singh 33.India
D
Athul Unnikrishnan 61.India
D
Tuhin Das 37.India
D
Mohamad Rakip 2.India
6.5
79'
M
Souvik Chakrabarti 23.India
M
A. Singh 8.India
F
Semboi Haokip 26.India
F
Sumeet Passi 6.India
6.5
79' 82'

East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Stephen Constantine played with: Kamaljit Singh (6.8), Golui Sarthak (6.6), Chungnunga Lal (7.4), Charis Kyriakou (7.2), Jerry Lalrinzuala (6.4), V.P. Suhair (6.6), Mobashir Rahman (6.1), Jordan O’Doherty (6.2), Naorem Mahesh Singh (7.1), Jake Jervis (7.0) and Cleiton Silva (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Souvik Chakraborty, Thongkhosem Haokip, Sumeet Passi (6.5), Suvam Sen, Pritamkumar Singh, Athul Unnikrishnan, Tuhin Das, Amarjit Kiyam Singh and Mohammad Rakip (6.5).

Substitutions

East Bengal made 2 changes: Charalampos Kyriakou for Sumeet Passi (79′) and Charalampos Kyriakou for Mohammad Rakip (79′).

Best player: Chungnunga Lal​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for East Bengal was Chungnunga Lal.

His rating is (7.4) with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.​