NEW DELHI. Minerva Punjab defeats Chennaiyin 1-0 after M. Talal scored just 1 goal (56′). Minerva Punjab made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in New Delhi on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Aditya Purkayastha assisted by Arun Pillai and Anthony Abraham. The 4th official was Harish Kundu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.88 degrees Celsius or 67.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 24 Total 6
- 7 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 100
- 67 Dangerous attack 46
- 93 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Minerva Punjab had a strong ball possession 57% while Chennaiyin was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Minerva Punjab was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minerva Punjab won the match.
Minerva Punjab shot 24 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Chennaiyin shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Minerva Punjab received 3 yellow cards (Luka Majcen, Amarjit Kiyam Singh and Ashish Pradhan). Regarding the opposition, Chennaiyin received 2 yellow cards (Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh and Vincy Barretto).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Minerva Punjab has 8 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Chennaiyin will stays with 12 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
Minerva Punjab – Formation
Minerva Punjab
46'
56'
17'
Minerva Punjab adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Staikos Vergetis decided to play with the following team: Kiran Chemjong , Khaiminthang Lhungdim , Suresh Meitei , Dimitris Chatziisaias , Nitesh Darjee , Amarjit Kiyam Singh , Ashish Pradhan , Tekcham Abhishek Singh , Madih Talal , Samuel Kynshi and Luka Majcen .
The home team had on the bench: Ravi Kumar, Ricky John Shabong, Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh , Wilmar Jordan , Juan Mera , Manglenthang Kipgen, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Brandon Vanlalremdika and Melroy Assisi.
Substitutions
Minerva Punjab made 4 changes: Luka Majcen for Wilmar Jordan (79′), Madih Talal for Juan Mera (79′), Tekcham Abhishek Singh for Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh (46′) and Samuel Kynshi for Brandon Vanlalremdika (67′).
Player of the match: Madih Talal
The most impressive player for Minerva Punjab was Madih Talal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Chennaiyin – Formation
Chennaiyin
Also Chennaiyin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Owen Coyle played with: Debjit Majumder , Golui Sarthak , Bikash Yumnam , Ryan Edwards , Ankit Mukherjee , Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh , Ayush Adhikari , Ninthoinganba Meetei , Rafael Crivellaro , Connor Shields and Jordan Murray .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Samik Mitra, Cristian Battocchio , Mohammed Rafique, Alexander Romario Jesuraj , Sourav Das, Sachu Siby , Irfan Yadwad , Vincy Barretto and Prateek Kumar Singh.
Chennaiyin could not rely on the presence of Sachu Siby (injured).
Substitutions
Chennaiyin made 5 changes: Ankit Mukherjee for Sachu Siby (15′), Connor Shields for Cristian Battocchio (58′), Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh for Irfan Yadwad (58′), Bikash Yumnam for Alexander Romario Jesuraj (74′) and Ninthoinganba Meetei for Vincy Barretto (58′).
Player of the match: Golui Sarthak
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chennaiyin was Golui Sarthak.
His rating is with 44 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
