NorthEast United beats East Bengal 3-2 with 2 goals from T. Jurić. HIGHLIGHTS

GUWAHATI. NorthEast United beat East Bengal 3-2 thanks to T. Jurić who scored in the 4th and 66th minute.

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David Brown
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NorthEast United beats East Bengal 3-2 with 2 goals from T. Jurić. HIGHLIGHTS

GUWAHATI. NorthEast United overcome East Bengal 3-2 thanks to T. Jurić who scored in the 4th and 66th minute. East Bengal was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was with the support of Anthony Abraham and . The 4th official was . The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 23.95 degrees Celsius or 75.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

NorthEast United

3 - 2

Team 1

East Bengal

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 74 Attack 100
  • 46 Dangerous attack 47
  • 73 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

East Bengal had a strong ball possession 67% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

East Bengal had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, NorthEast United was able to find the solution to win this match.​

NorthEast United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, East Bengal shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

NorthEast United received 2 yellow cards (Hamza Regragui and Soraisham Dinesh Singh). Regarding the opposition, East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (Lalchungnunga and Cleiton Silva).

Match Timeline

Tomi Juric(goal)Néstor Albiach
4'
Néstor Albiach(goal)Redeem Tlang
15'
24'
Cleiton Silva - Yellow
Dinesh Singh- Yellow
30'
46'
Mandar Rao Desai- sub ->Nishu Kumar
46'
Vishnu P V- sub ->Jose Antonio Pardo
53'
Nandha Kumar Sekar(goal)Cleiton Silva
62'
Felicio Brown Forbes- sub ->Sayan Banerjee
63'
Lalchungnunga- Yellow
Tomi Juric(goal)Soraisham Dinesh Singh
66'
H. Regragui- sub ->Néstor Albiach
72'
76'
Víctor Vázquez- sub ->Ajay Chhetri
82'
Felicio Brown Forbes(goal)
Parthib Gogoi- sub ->Jithin MS
84'
Gani Nigam- sub ->Macarton Louis Nickson
84'
H. Regragui- Yellow
87'
90'
Suhair VP- sub ->Lalchungnunga
Romain Philippoteaux- sub ->Tomi Jurić
84'
Gaurav Bora - sub ->Redeem Tlang
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
ATK Mohun Bagan
48
22
Mumbai City
45
22
Goa
45
22
Odisha FC
39
22
Kerala Blasters
33
22
Chennaiyin
27
22
NorthEast United
26
22
East Bengal
24
22
Minerva Punjab
24
22
Jamshedpur
22
22
Bengaluru
22
22
Hyderabad
8
22

After this match, NorthEast United has 16 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, East Bengal will stays with 12 points like Chennaiyin to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, NorthEast United will play away against Jamshedpur on the 31st of January with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Jamshedpur (7 draws).

East Bengal will host Mumbai City on the 13th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (2 draws).

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United
G
Mirshad K. Michu 32.India
6.6
D
Dinesh Singh 2.India
6.7
30'
D
Míchel Zabaco 4.Spain
7.0
D
Asheer Akhtar 12.India
7.0
D
Buanthanglun Samte 77.India
6.7
M
Mohammed Ali Bemammer 6.Morocco
7.0
M
Néstor Albiach 8.Spain
8.5
72' Goals15'
M
M. Nickson 15.India
7.0
84'
M
Jithin M.S 18.India
6.4
84'
M
Redeem Tlang 22.India
8.1
90'
F
Tomi Juric 9.Australia
9.1
84' Goals4', 66'
Substitutes
G
D. Chauhan 1.India
D
Tondonba Singh 3.India
D
H. Regragui 5.Morocco
6.6
72' 87'
D
Gaurav Bora  13.India
90'
M
Romain Philippoteaux 10.France
6.7
84'
M
Gani Nigam 17.India
6.3
84'
M
Bekey Oram 23.India
M
Phalguni Singh 26.India
F
Parthib Gogoi 11.India
6.4
84'

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

The manager Juan Pedro Benali decided to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu (6.6), Soraisham Dinesh Singh (6.7), Míchel Zabaco (7.0), Asheer Akhtar (7.0), Buanthanglun Samte (6.7), Mohamed Ali Bemammer (7.0), Macarton Louis Nickson (7.0), Redeem Tlang (8.1), Néstor Albiach (8.5), Jithin MS (6.4) and Tomi Jurić (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dipesh Chauhan, Ngasepam Tondonba Singh, Hamza Regragui (6.6), Romain Philippoteaux (6.7), Parthib Gogoi (6.4), Gaurav Bora, Gani Nigam (6.3), Bekey Oram and Konsam Phalguni Singh.

NorthEast United could not rely on the presence of Gani Nigam (injured).

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 5 changes: Tomi Jurić for Romain Philippoteaux (84′), Redeem Tlang for Gaurav Bora (90′), Néstor Albiach for Hamza Regragui (72′), Jithin MS for Parthib Gogoi (84′) and Macarton Louis Nickson for Gani Nigam (84′).

Player of the match: Tomi Jurić​

The player that probably impressed the most for NorthEast United was Tomi Jurić.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 11 passes (36% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5.

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal
G
Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 13.India
6.4
D
Lalchungnunga 5.India
7.0
90' 63'
D
Mohamad Rakip 12.India
6.3
D
Hijazi Maher 19.Jordan
7.5
D
Nishu Kumar 22.India
6.6
46'
M
José Antonio Pardo  4.Spain
6.3
46'
M
Ajay Chhetri 6.India
6.8
76'
M
Nandha Kumar Sekar 11.India
7.0
Goals53'
M
Sayan Banerjee 84.
6.0
62'
F
Cleiton Silva  10.Brazil
7.9
24'
F
Naorem Mahesh Singh 29.India
7.5
Substitutes
G
Kamaljit Singh 1.India
G
J. Gazi 50.India
D
Edwin Sydney Vanspaul 8.India
D
Mandar Rao Desai 17.India
6.8
46'
D
Gursimrat Singh Gill 33.India
M
Víctor Vázquez 9.Spain
6.8
76'
F
Suhair VP 20.India
6.4
90'
F
Vishnu P V 82.India
6.8
46'
F
Felicio Brown Forbes 91.Costa Rica
7.3
62' Goals82'

East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Carles Cuadrat played with: Prabhsukhan Gill (6.4), Mohammad Rakip (6.3), Lalchungnunga (7.0), Hijazi Maher (7.5), Nishu Kumar (6.6), Sayan Banerjee (6.0), Jose Antonio Pardo (6.3), Ajay Chhetri (6.8), Nandha Kumar Sekar (7.0), Cleiton Silva (7.9) and Naorem Mahesh Singh (7.5).

They had on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Víctor Vázquez (6.8), Mandar Rao Desai (6.8), V.P. Suhair (6.4), Gursimrat Gill, Julfikar Gazi, Vishnu PV (6.8) and Felicio Brown Forbes (7.3).

Substitutions

East Bengal made 5 changes: Sayan Banerjee for Felicio Brown Forbes (62′), Nishu Kumar for Mandar Rao Desai (46′), Jose Antonio Pardo for Vishnu PV (46′), Ajay Chhetri for Víctor Vázquez (76′) and Lalchungnunga for V.P. Suhair (90′).

Player of the match: Cleiton Silva​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for East Bengal was Cleiton Silva.

His rating is 7.9 with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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