Minerva Punjab and NorthEast United draw 1-1 after Romain Philippoteaux didn’t convert a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

LUDHIANA. NorthEast United and Minerva Punjab draw 1-1. P. Gogoi scored the first goal (45') for NorthEast United. M. Assisi equalized (63').

Mark Hall

October 9, 2023

LUDHIANA. NorthEast United and Minerva Punjab draw 1-1. P. Gogoi scored the first goal (45′) for NorthEast United. M. Assisi settled the score (63′). Minerva Punjab was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

Romain Philippoteaux squandered a decisive penalty (43′). That would have allowed NorthEast United to win the match.

Romain Philippoteaux missed 1 penalty (43′) for NorthEast United.

The match was played at the Guru Nanak Stadium stadium in Ludhiana on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Aditya Purkayastha with the assistance of Arun Pillai and . The 4th official was .

Match Statistics

Minerva Punjab

1 - 1

NorthEast United

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

14 Total 11
4 On Target 2
5 Off Target 7
5 Shots blocked 2

65 Attack 52
50 Dangerous attack 38
53 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 1
8 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Minerva Punjab was in firm control of the ball 56% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Minerva Punjab was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Minerva Punjab to win the match.

Minerva Punjab shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, NorthEast United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Minerva Punjab received 1 yellow card (Amarjit Kiyam Singh). On the opposite side, NorthEast United received 1 yellow card (Yaser Hamed).

Match Timeline

A. Singh- Yellow

16'

43'

Romain Philippoteaux- missed penaltyRomain Philippoteaux

45'

Parthib Gogoi(goal)

58'

Jithin M.S- sub ->Manvir Singh

P. Mohan- sub ->Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh

60'

N. Prabhu- sub ->Amarjit Kiyam Singh

60'

M. Assisi(goal)Juan Mera

63'

65'

K. Fernandes- sub ->Madih Talal

78'

Pragyan Sundar Gogoi- sub ->Parthib Gogoi

78'

Redeem Tlang- sub ->Ngasepam Tondonba Singh

84'

R. Pandre- sub ->Brandon Vanlalremdika

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After this match, Minerva Punjab has 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, NorthEast United has 4 points (5th).

Next matches

Minerva Punjab – Formation

Minerva Punjab

R. Kumar 1.India

7.3

D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece

6.7

K. Lhungdim 12.India

6.4

M. Assisi 34.India

7.5

63'

M. Salah 39.India

6.4

K. Singh 7.India

6.6

60'

M. Talal 8.France

6.3

78'

Juan Mera 14.Spain

8.4

Brandon Vanlalremdika 28.India

7.0

89'

L. Majcen 99.Slovenia

7.0

Substitutes

K. Chemjong 16.Nepal

T. Singh 2.India

N. Prabhu 4.India

7.0

60'

M. Singh 10.India

S. Kynshi 11.India

A. Pradhan 23.India

K. Fernandes 30.India

6.6

78'

R. Pandre 20.India

89'

P. Mohan 24.India

6.6

60'

Minerva Punjab started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Staikos Vergetis decided to play with the following team: Ravi Kumar (7.3), Khaiminthang Lhungdim (6.4), Melroy Assisi (7.5), Dimitris Chatziisaias (6.7), Mohammed Salah (6.4), Brandon Vanlalremdika (7.0), Amarjit Kiyam Singh (6.4), Juan Mera (8.4), Madih Talal (6.3), Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh (6.6) and Luka Majcen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tekcham Abhishek Singh, Nikhil Prabhu (7.0), Maheson Tongbram Singh, Samuel Kynshi, Kiran Chemjong, Ranjeet Singh Pandre P, Ashish Pradhan, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (6.6) and Kingslee Fernandes (6.6).

Substitutions

Minerva Punjab made 4 changes: Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh for Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (60′), Amarjit Kiyam Singh for Nikhil Prabhu (60′), Madih Talal for Kingslee Fernandes (78′) and Brandon Vanlalremdika for Ranjeet Singh Pandre P (89′).

Best player: Juan Mera

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minerva Punjab was Juan Mera.

His rating is (8.4) with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 20. He performed 6 crosses.

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United

Mirshad K. Michu 32.India

7.3

Dinesh Singh 2.India

7.3

Tondonba Singh 3.India

7.0

78'

Míchel Zabaco 4.Spain

6.8

Asheer Akhtar 12.India

7.0

Mohammed Ali Bemammer 6.Morocco

8.1

Néstor Albiach 8.Spain

7.9

Romain Philippoteaux 10.France

6.3

65'

Parthib Gogoi 11.India

7.1

78'

45'

Manvir Singh 21.India

6.7

58'

Phalguni Singh 26.India

7.1

Substitutes

D. Chauhan 1.India

Gaurav Bora 13.India

Yaser Hamed 97.Spain

6.7

65'

84'

Pragyan Sundar Gogoi 14.India

6.7

78'

Gani Nigam 17.India

Rochharzela 7.India

Jithin M.S 18.India

6.8

58'

Redeem Tlang 22.India

6.4

78'

Thoi Singh 25.India

NorthEast United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Juan Pedro Benali played with: Mirshad Michu (7.3), Soraisham Dinesh Singh (7.3), Asheer Akhtar (7.0), Míchel Zabaco (6.8), Ngasepam Tondonba Singh (7.0), Romain Philippoteaux (6.3), Mohamed Ali Bemammer (8.1), Parthib Gogoi (7.1), Konsam Phalguni Singh (7.1), Manvir Singh (6.7) and Néstor Albiach (7.9).

They had on the bench: Dipesh Chauhan, Rochharzela, Gaurav Bora, Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (6.7), Gani Nigam, Jithin MS (6.8), Redeem Tlang (6.4), Huidrom Thoi Singh and Yaser Hamed (6.7).

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 4 changes: Romain Philippoteaux for Yaser Hamed (65′), Manvir Singh for Jithin MS (58′), Ngasepam Tondonba Singh for Redeem Tlang (78′) and Parthib Gogoi for Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (78′).