Chennaiyin grabs a draw against East Bengal. HIGHLIGHTS

COIMBATORE. Chennaiyin was capable to capture a late draw against East Bengal with a late goal from N. Meetei.

November 26, 2023

COIMBATORE. Chennaiyin succeeded in snatch a draw against East Bengal with a late goal from N. Meetei scored in the (86′) after East Bengal got a lead with an own goal from A. Adhikari (29′). Chennaiyin was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Nehru Stadium Coimbatore stadium in Coimbatore on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Crystal John with the support of Sapam Kennedy and Sumanta Dutta. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 26.82 degrees Celsius or 80.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Chennaiyin

1 - 1

East Bengal

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

18 Total 8
5 On Target 2
8 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 1

63 Attack 56
59 Dangerous attack 39
63 Ball safe 55

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 6

Fouls

7 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Chennaiyin had a superior ball possession 56% while East Bengal was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chennaiyin was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Chennaiyin to win the match.

Chennaiyin shot 18 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, East Bengal shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Chennaiyin received 1 yellow card (Ryan Edwards). On the other side, East Bengal received 1 yellow card (Jose Antonio Pardo).

Match Timeline

Ayush Adhikari(own-goal)

29'

Irfan Yadwad- sub ->Bikash Yumnam

46'

Lazar Cirkovic - sub ->Jordan Murray

46'

56'

Nandha Kumar Sekar- sub ->Vishnu PV

Ryan Edwards - Yellow

58'

Ninthoi Meetei- sub ->Farukh Choudhary

59'

Jiteshwor Singh- sub ->Ayush Adhikari

59'

Sachu Siby- sub ->Ajith Kumar

67'

71'

Ajay Chhetri- sub ->Saúl Crespo

80'

Mohamad Rakip- sub ->Harmanjot Singh Khabra

81'

Ninthoi Meetei(goal)Rafael Crivellaro

86'

90'

José Antonio Pardo - Yellow

Ryan Edwards (yellowredcard)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After playing this match, Chennaiyin will have 7 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, East Bengal will have 5 points like Bengaluru and Jamshedpur to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Chennaiyin will play away against Kerala Blasters on the 29th of November with a 6-6 head to head.

Chennaiyin – Formation

Chennaiyin

Debjit Majumder 24.India

7.0

Ryan Edwards 3.England

7.1

58'

Ankit Mukherjee 6.India

7.0

Ajith Kumar 13.India

7.0

67'

B. Yumnam 33.India

6.6

46'

Cristian Battocchio 5.Italy

7.5

Ayush Adhikari 30.India

6.8

59'

V. Barretto 47.India

6.3

Rafael Crivellaro 50.Brazil

8.4

Farukh Choudhary 71.India

7.0

59'

Jordan Murray 17.Australia

6.1

46'

Substitutes

Samik Mitra 1.India

Lazar Cirkovic 4.Serbia

7.0

46'

Sarthak Golui 16.India

Sachu Siby 22.India

6.7

67'

Ninthoi Meetei 7.India

7.3

59'

86'

Mohammed Rafique 8.India

Alexander Romario Jesuraj 14.India

Jiteshwor Singh 37.India

6.4

59'

Irfan Yadwad 29.India

6.4

46'

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

The manager Owen Coyle decided to play with the following team: Debjit Majumder (7.0), Ajith Kumar (7.0), Bikash Yumnam (6.6), Ryan Edwards (7.1), Ankit Mukherjee (7.0), Cristian Battocchio (7.5), Ayush Adhikari (6.8), Vincy Barretto (6.3), Rafael Crivellaro (8.4), Farukh Choudhary (7.0) and Jordan Murray (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Samik Mitra, Lazar Ćirković (7.0), Ninthoinganba Meetei (7.3), Mohammed Rafique, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Golui Sarthak, Sachu Siby (6.7), Irfan Yadwad (6.4) and Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh (6.4).

Chennaiyin could not rely on the presence of Sachu Siby (injured) and Irfan Yadwad (injured).

Substitutions

Chennaiyin made 5 changes: Ajith Kumar for Sachu Siby (67′), Jordan Murray for Lazar Ćirković (46′), Bikash Yumnam for Irfan Yadwad (46′), Farukh Choudhary for Ninthoinganba Meetei (59′) and Ayush Adhikari for Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh (59′).

Player of the match: Rafael Crivellaro

The most impressive player for Chennaiyin was Rafael Crivellaro.

His rating is (8.4) with 29 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal

Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 13.India

7.3

Lalchungnunga 5.India

7.0

Harmanjot Khabra 7.India

7.1

80'

Mandar Rao Desai 17.India

7.1

Hijazi Maher 19.Jordan

7.3

José Antonio Pardo 4.Spain

6.1

90'

Saúl Crespo 21.Spain

6.7

71'

Souvik Chakrabarti 23.India

7.1

Naorem Mahesh Singh 29.India

7.1

81'

Vishnu P V 82.India

6.4

56'

Cleiton Silva 10.Brazil

7.3

Substitutes

Kamaljit Singh 1.India

Mohamad Rakip 12.India

6.4

80'

Nishu Kumar 22.India

Gursimrat Singh Gill 33.India

Ajay Chhetri 6.India

6.6

71'

Mobashir Rahman 15.India

Nandha Kumar Sekar 11.India

6.8

56'

CK Aman 62.India

Javi Siverio 99.Spain

6.3

81'

East Bengal started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Carles Cuadrat played with: Prabhsukhan Gill (7.3), Harmanjot Singh Khabra (7.1), Lalchungnunga (7.0), Hijazi Maher (7.3), Mandar Rao Desai (7.1), Jose Antonio Pardo (6.1), Naorem Mahesh Singh (7.1), Souvik Chakraborty (7.1), Saúl Crespo (6.7), Vishnu PV (6.4) and Cleiton Silva (7.3).

They had on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Ajay Chhetri (6.6), Nandha Kumar Sekar (6.8), Mohammad Rakip (6.4), Mobashir Rahman, Nishu Kumar, Gursimrat Gill, Aman CK and Javier Siverio (6.3).

East Bengal could not rely on the presence of Nandha Kumar Sekar (injured), Javier Siverio (injured), Ajay Chhetri (injured) and Mohammad Rakip (injured).

Substitutions

East Bengal made 4 changes: Vishnu PV for Nandha Kumar Sekar (56′), Naorem Mahesh Singh for Javier Siverio (81′), Saúl Crespo for Ajay Chhetri (71′) and Harmanjot Singh Khabra for Mohammad Rakip (80′).