MARGAO. Chennaiyin conquered NorthEast United to win 2-1. It was Chennaiyin to strike first with a goal of L. Chhangte at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Thapa gave the win to Chennaiyin in the 75′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in Margao on Monday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Ashwin Mohanlal Kanojia.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 98
- 46 Dangerous attack 57
- 101 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. NorthEast United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Chennaiyin that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chennaiyin was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chennaiyin won the contest.
NorthEast United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chennaiyin shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
NorthEast United received 3 yellow cards (K. Camara, P. Flottmann and M. Thangalakath). On the opposite side, Chennaiyin received 1 yellow card (J. Lalrinzuala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, NorthEast United stays with 1 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. On the opposite side, Chennaiyin has 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, NorthEast United will host Goa on the 4th of December with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Goa (7 draws).
Chennaiyin will host East Bengal on the 3rd of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
NorthEast United – Formation
NorthEast United
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NorthEast United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Khalid Ahmed Jamil decided to play with the following team: Subhasish Roy Chowdhary , Provat Lakra , Hernán , Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath , Gurjinder Kumar , Pragyan Sundar Gogoi , Khassa Camara , Federico Gallego , Laldanmawia Ralte , Mathias Coureur and V.P. Suhair .
The home team had on the bench: Sehnaj Singh , Mohamed Irshad, Ngasepam Tondonba Singh, Sanjiban Ghosh, Patrick Flottmann , Pragyan Mehdi, Lalkhawpuimawia , Rochharzela and Manvir Singh .
NorthEast United could not rely on the presence of P. Flottmann (injured).
Substitutions
NorthEast United made 5 changes: F. Gallego for P. Flottmann (23′), P. Gogoi for L. Lalkhawpuimawia (46′), L. Ralte for M. Singh (46′), V. Suhair for R. Rochharzela (78′) and Hernan for S. Singh (83′).
Best player: Provat Lakra
The most impressive player for NorthEast United was Provat Lakra.
His rating is with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Chennaiyin – Formation
Chennaiyin
Chennaiyin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Božidar Bandović played with: Vishal Kaith , Reagan Singh , Slavko Damjanović , Narayan Das , Jerry Lalrinzuala , Ariel Borysiuk , Anirudh Thapa , Lallianzuala Chhangte , Vladimir Koman , Mirlan Murzaev and Rahim Ali .
These were the players on the bench: Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Germanpreet Singh, Balaji Ganesan, Łukasz Gikiewicz , Ninthoinganba Meetei, Salam Singh, Debjit Majumder, Jobby Justin and Syed Suhail Pasha.
Substitutions
Chennaiyin made 3 changes: M. Murzaev for L. Gikiewicz (77′), R. Ali for N. Meetei (87′) and L. Chhangte for E. Vanspaul (90′).
Best player: Lallianzuala Chhangte
The player that probably impressed the most for Chennaiyin was Lallianzuala Chhangte.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
