KOLKATA. East Bengal and Odisha FC didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Odisha FC was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium stadium in Kolkata on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Senthil Nathan with the collaboration of and . The 4th official was . The weather was haze. The temperature was pleasant at 23.69 degrees Celsius or 74.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 3 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 57 Attack 80
- 39 Dangerous attack 45
- 60 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Odisha FC had a strong ball possession 66% while East Bengal was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Odisha FC was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Odisha FC to win the match.
East Bengal shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Odisha FC shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
East Bengal received 5 yellow cards (Lalchungnunga, Javier Siverio, Borja Herrera, Souvik Chakraborty and Hijazi Maher). Regarding the opposition, Odisha FC received 2 yellow cards (Lalthathanga Khawlhring and Jerry Lalrinzuala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, East Bengal has 11 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Odisha FC will has 18 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Odisha FC will play away against Minerva Punjab on the 26th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
East Bengal – Formation
East Bengal
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East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Carles Cuadrat decided to play with the following team: Prabhsukhan Gill , Nishu Kumar , Lalchungnunga , Hijazi Maher , Mandar Rao Desai , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Borja Herrera , Jose Antonio Pardo , Nandha Kumar Sekar , Souvik Chakraborty and Cleiton Silva .
The home team had on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Ajay Chhetri, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Mohammad Rakip , V.P. Suhair, Gursimrat Gill, Aman CK, Vishnu PV and Javier Siverio .
Substitutions
East Bengal made 3 changes: Borja Herrera for Javier Siverio (79′), Nandha Kumar Sekar for Vishnu PV (54′) and Mandar Rao Desai for Mohammad Rakip (53′).
Player of the match: Naorem Mahesh Singh
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for East Bengal was Naorem Mahesh Singh.
His rating is with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Odisha FC – Formation
Odisha FC
Odisha FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Sergio Lobera Rodríguez played with: Amrinder Singh , Amey Ranawade , Mourtada Fall , Carlos Delgado , Jerry Lalrinzuala , Lenny Rodrigues , Ahmed Jahouh , Lalthathanga Khawlhring , Jerry Mawihmingthanga , Roy Krishna and Isak Vanlalruatfela .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Narender Gahlot, Diego Mauricio , Pranjal Bhumij , Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Princeton Rebello, Laldinliana Renthlei, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Sahil Panwar and Aniket Jadhav .
Substitutions
Odisha FC made 3 changes: Jerry Mawihmingthanga for Pranjal Bhumij (75′), Roy Krishna for Diego Mauricio (75′) and Isak Vanlalruatfela for Aniket Jadhav (83′).
Player of the match: Amey Ranawade
The player that probably impressed the most for Odisha FC was Amey Ranawade .
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- East Bengal – Odisha FC – 0-0
