MARGAO. Odisha FC conquers NorthEast United with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Lalhlimpuia (17′) and a goal from A. Cabrera (22′).

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in Margao on Tuesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Ashwin Mohanlal Kanojia.

Match Statistics​

NorthEast United

0 - 2

Odisha FC

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 105 Attack 101
  • 78 Dangerous attack 84
  • 105 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. NorthEast United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Odisha FC that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Odisha FC was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Odisha FC won the match.​

NorthEast United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Odisha FC shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

NorthEast United received 1 yellow card (S. Singh). On the other side, Odisha FC didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

17'
22'
46'
47'
58'
66'
Paul Ramfangzauva- sub ->D. Lalhlimpuia
66'
Manvir Singh- sub ->S. Singh
77'
79'
79'
Akshunna Tyagi- sub ->Javi Hernández
Justin George- sub ->M. Irshad
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Jamshedpur
43
20
Hyderabad
38
20
ATK Mohun Bagan
37
20
Kerala Blasters
34
20
Mumbai City
31
20
Bengaluru
29
20
Odisha FC
23
20
Chennaiyin
20
20
Goa
19
20
NorthEast United
14
20
East Bengal
11
20

After this match, NorthEast United will stay with 9 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Odisha FC will have 16 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, NorthEast United will play away against ATK Mohun Bagan on the 4th of March with a 3-1 head to head in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (1 draw).

Odisha FC will play away agasint Mumbai City on the 2nd of March with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (3 draws).

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United
G
Mirshad K. Michu 32.India
6.9
D
Gurjinder Kumar 5.India
6.2
D
P. Flottmann 2.Australia
7.1
D
Provat Lakra 4.India
7.0
D
Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath 66.India
6.6
M
Hernán 14.Spain
6.8
M
Sehnaj Singh 29.India
6.6
77' 47'
M
Mohamed Irshad 16.India
6.7
90'
F
Imran Khan 8.India
6.9
F
Suhair VP 15.India
7.1
F
L. Lalkhawpuimawia 27.India
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
S. Chowdhury 1.India
D
Tondonba Singh 3.India
D
J. George 23.India
90'
M
Joe Zoherliana 24.India
M
Gani Nigam 22.India
M
P. Mehdi 12.India
M
Pragyan Sundar Gogoi 43.India
F
Laldanmawia Ralte 17.India
6.6
46'
F
Manvir Singh 21.India
6.6
77'

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

The manager Khalid Ahmed Jamil decided to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu (6.9), Provat Lakra (7.0), Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath (6.6), Patrick Flottmann (7.1), Gurjinder Kumar (6.2), Mohamed Irshad (6.7), Sehnaj Singh (6.6), Hernán (6.8), Imran Khan (6.9), Lalkhawpuimawia (6.8) and V.P. Suhair (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ngasepam Tondonba Singh, Laldanmawia Ralte (6.6), Joe Zoherliana, Justin George, Gani Nigam, Manvir Singh (6.6), Pragyan Mehdi, Pragyan Sundar Gogoi and Subhasish Roy Chowdhary.

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 3 changes: Lalkhawpuimawia for L. Ralte (46′), S. Singh for M. Singh (77′) and M. Irshad for J. George (90′).

Best player: V.P. Suhair​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NorthEast United was V.P. Suhair.

His rating is (7.1) with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Odisha FC – Formation

Odisha FC
G
Arshdeep Singh 1.India
7.0
D
Hector Rodas 4.Spain
6.9
D
Victor Mongil Adeva 3.Spain
7.3
D
Sahil Panwar 36.India
7.0
D
L. Sailung 2.India
6.4
79'
M
Javi Hernández 10.Spain
8.1
79'
M
I. Vanmalsawma 48.India
7.2
66'
M
Jerry Mawihmingthanga 17.India
6.5
M
T. Singh Moirangthem 24.India
6.8
M
Aridai Cabrera 7.Spain
8.1
58' 22'
F
D. Lalhlimpuia 14.India
7.2
66' 17'
Substitutes
G
R. Kumar 23.India
D
N. Prabhu 44.India
D
S. Thangmuansang 27.India
6.8
79'
D
Gaurav Bora 13.India
M
Paul Ramfangzauva 8.India
6.4
66'
M
Liridon Krasniqi 92.Malaysia
6.8
58'
M
Nandha Kumar Sekar 11.India
6.4
66'
M
CVL Remtluanga 77.India
F
Akshunna Tyagi 12.India
6.7
79'

Odisha FC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Francisco Ramírez González played with: Arshdeep Singh (7.0), Lalhrezuala Sailung (6.4), Hector Rodas (6.9), Victor Mongil Adeva (7.3), Sahil Panwar (7.0), Issac Vanmalsawma (7.2), Moirangthem Thoiba Singh (6.8), Jerry Mawihmingthanga (6.5), Javi Hernández (8.1), Ariday (8.1) and Daniel Lalhlimpuia (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nikhil Prabhu, Paul Ramfangzauva (6.4), Ravi Kumar, Sebastian Thangmuansang (6.8), Akshunna Tyagi (6.7), Liridon Krasniqi (6.8), Nandhakumar Sekar (6.4), CVL Remtluanga and Gaurav Bora.

Substitutions

Odisha FC made 5 changes: Aridai Cabrera for Liridon Krasniqi (58′), D. Lalhlimpuia for P. Ramfangzauva (66′), I. Vanmalsawma for N. Sekar (66′), L. Sailung for S. Thangmuansang (79′) and Javi Hernández for A. Tyagi (79′).

Best player: Ariday​

The player that probably impressed the most for Odisha FC was Ariday.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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