KOCHI. Kerala Blasters and Chennaiyin played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Aditya Purkayastha with the help of and . The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.13 degrees Celsius or 86.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 80
- 67 Dangerous attack 62
- 73 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Kerala Blasters was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Chennaiyin that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kerala Blasters was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Kerala Blasters to win the match.
Kerala Blasters shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chennaiyin shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kerala Blasters received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Aimen). Talking about the opposition, Chennaiyin didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Kerala Blasters will have 17 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Chennaiyin will have 8 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters will play away with Goa on the 3rd of December with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Goa (4 draws).
Kerala Blasters – Formation
Kerala Blasters
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11', 59'
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Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ivan Vukomanovic decided to play with the following team: Sachin Suresh , Prabir Das , Ruivah Hormipam , Miloš Drinčić , Naocha Huidrom Singh , Rahul KP , Vibin Mohanan , Danish Farooq Bhat , Adrian Luna , Kwame Peprah and Dimitris Diamantakos .
The home team had on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Sandeep Singh, Saurav Mandal, Mohammed Aimen , Pritam Kotal , Daisuke Sakai , Ishan Pandita , Mohammed Azhar and Marko Lešković .
Kerala Blasters could not rely on the presence of Daisuke Sakai (injured).
Substitutions
Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Ruivah Hormipam for Ishan Pandita (74′), Kwame Peprah for Marko Lešković (74′), Prabir Das for Pritam Kotal (64′), Abdullah Al Hashash for Mohammed Aimen (64′) and Adrian Luna for Daisuke Sakai (88′).
Player of the match: Dimitris Diamantakos
The player that probably impressed the most for Kerala Blasters was Dimitris Diamantakos.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12.
Chennaiyin – Formation
Chennaiyin
Chennaiyin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Owen Coyle played with: Debjit Majumder , Ajith Kumar , Bikash Yumnam , Lazar Ćirković , Ankit Mukherjee , Cristian Battocchio , Ayush Adhikari , Ninthoinganba Meetei , Rafael Crivellaro , Rahim Ali and Jordan Murray .
They had on the bench: Samik Mitra, Mohammed Rafique , Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Golui Sarthak , Sachu Siby, Irfan Yadwad , Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh, Vincy Barretto and Farukh Choudhary .
Chennaiyin could not rely on the presence of Farukh Choudhary (injured).
Substitutions
Chennaiyin made 5 changes: Rahim Ali for Farukh Choudhary (45′), Ninthoinganba Meetei for Vincy Barretto (63′), Jordan Murray for Irfan Yadwad (79′), Ayush Adhikari for Mohammed Rafique (79′) and Bikash Yumnam for Golui Sarthak (63′).
Player of the match: Jordan Murray
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chennaiyin was Jordan Murray.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
