GUWAHATI. Bengaluru and NorthEast United draw 1-1. S. Chhetri scored the first goal (36′) for Bengaluru. A. Jovanović equalized (45′) with an own goal. Bengaluru was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rahul Kumar Gupta assisted by and . The 4th official was Senthil Nathan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.98 degrees Celsius or 78.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 86 Attack 99
  • 56 Dangerous attack 59
  • 81 Ball safe 81
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 10 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bengaluru had a superior ball possession 57% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bengaluru was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bengaluru to win the encounter​.

NorthEast United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Bengaluru shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

NorthEast United received 4 yellow cards (Jithin MS, Mirshad Michu, Asheer Akhtar and Mohamed Ali Bemammer). On the opposite side, Bengaluru received 3 yellow cards (Shankar Sampingiraj, Shankar Sampingiraj and Javi Hernández).

Match Timeline

Mirshad K. Michu- Yellow
34'
36'
S. Chhetri(penalty)
Mohammed Ali Bemammer- Yellow
44'
45'
Aleksandar Jovanovic(own-goal)
46'
61'
Rohit Kumar- sub ->Holicharan Narzary
Asheer Akhtar- Yellow
64'
Jithin M.S- Yellow
71'
71'
H. Patre- sub ->Suresh Singh
Phalguni Singh- sub ->Gani Nigam
74'
79'
79'
Siva Sakthi N- sub ->Sunil Chhetri
Pragyan Sundar Gogoi- sub ->Romain Philippoteaux
79'
79'
Robin Yadav- sub ->Namgyal Bhutia
Redeem Tlang- sub ->Jithin MS
88'
90'
Shankar Sampingiraj- Yellow
90'
Shankar Sampingiraj- Yellow
90'
Javi Hernández- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, NorthEast United will have 9 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Bengaluru will have 6 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bengaluru will host Minerva Punjab on the 30th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United
G
Mirshad K. Michu 32.India
7.0
34'
D
Dinesh Singh 2.India
6.6
D
Tondonba Singh 3.India
7.0
D
Míchel Zabaco 4.Spain
7.3
D
Asheer Akhtar 12.India
6.7
79' 64'
M
7.3
44'
M
7.1
79'
M
Gani Nigam 17.India
7.1
74'
F
Néstor Albiach 8.Spain
6.8
F
Parthib Gogoi 11.India
6.4
F
Jithin M.S 18.India
6.4
88' 71'
Substitutes
G
D. Chauhan 1.India
D
Gaurav Bora 13.India
D
D
Yaser Hamed 97.Spain
7.0
79'
M
6.7
79'
M
Phalguni Singh 26.India
6.7
74'
F
Redeem Tlang 22.India
6.7
88'
F
Thoi Singh 25.India
F
Ibson 71.Brazil

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

The manager Juan Pedro Benali decided to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu (7.0), Soraisham Dinesh Singh (6.6), Asheer Akhtar (6.7), Míchel Zabaco (7.3), Ngasepam Tondonba Singh (7.0), Romain Philippoteaux (7.1), Mohamed Ali Bemammer (7.3), Gani Nigam (7.1), Parthib Gogoi (6.4), Néstor Albiach (6.8) and Jithin MS (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Dipesh Chauhan, Gaurav Bora, Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (6.7), Redeem Tlang (6.7), Huidrom Thoi Singh, Konsam Phalguni Singh (6.7), Ibson, Buanthanglun Samte and Yaser Hamed (7.0).

NorthEast United could not rely on the presence of Yaser Hamed (injured).

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 4 changes: Romain Philippoteaux for Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (79′), Asheer Akhtar for Yaser Hamed (79′), Gani Nigam for Konsam Phalguni Singh (74′) and Jithin MS for Redeem Tlang (88′).

Player of the match: Míchel Zabaco​

The player that probably impressed the most for NorthEast United was Míchel Zabaco.

His rating is (7.3) with 15 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.

Bengaluru – Formation

Bengaluru
G
7.5
D
Aleksandar Jovanovic 4.Australia
6.4
D
7.0
90'
D
Namgyal Bhutia 25.India
7.1
79'
D
7.7
M
Keziah Veendorp 6.Netherlands
6.4
M
Ryan Williams 7.Australia
6.7
46'
M
Suresh Singh 8.India
6.4
71'
M
Javi Hernández 10.Spain
8.1
90'
M
6.7
61'
F
S. Chhetri 11.India
7.5
79' 36'
Substitutes
G
Amrit Gope 13.India
D
Jessel Carneiro 14.India
D
Slavko Damjanovic 23.Montenegro
D
Robin Yadav 44.India
7.3
79'
M
Rohit Kumar 18.India
7.0
61'
M
H. Patre 49.India
6.6
71'
F
6.4
46'
F
R. Danu 24.India
F
Siva Sakthi N 39.India
7.5
79'

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

Simon Grayson played with: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (7.5), Namgyal Bhutia (7.1), Shankar Sampingiraj (7.0), Aleksandar Jovanović (6.4), Naorem Roshan Singh (7.7), Keziah Veendorp (6.4), Suresh Singh (6.4), Holicharan Narzary (6.7), Javi Hernández (8.1), Ryan Williams (6.7) and Sunil Chhetri (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Curtis Main (6.4), Amrit Gope, Jessel Carneiro, Rohit Kumar (7.0), Slavko Damjanović, Rohit Danu, Sivasakthi Narayanan (7.5), Robin Yadav (7.3) and Harsh Patre (6.6).

Bengaluru could not rely on the presence of Harsh Patre (injured).

Substitutions

Bengaluru made 5 changes: Sunil Chhetri for Sivasakthi Narayanan (79′), Namgyal Bhutia for Robin Yadav (79′), Ryan Williams for Curtis Main (46′), Holicharan Narzary for Rohit Kumar (61′) and Suresh Singh for Harsh Patre (71′).

Player of the match: Javi Hernández​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bengaluru was Javi Hernández.

His rating is (8.1) with 43 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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