CHENNAI. Chennaiyin overcomes Kerala Blasters 1-0 after A. Sangwan scored just 1 goal (60′).
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in Chennai on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was who was helped by Sumanta Dutta and . The 4th official was Aditya Purkayastha. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 81 Attack 61
- 48 Dangerous attack 46
- 71 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Chennaiyin was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Kerala Blasters that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chennaiyin was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chennaiyin won the match.
Chennaiyin shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kerala Blasters shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Chennaiyin received 4 yellow cards (Connor Shields, Debjit Majumder, Ankit Mukherjee and Aakash Sangwan). Regarding the opposition, Kerala Blasters received 4 yellow cards (Ishan Pandita, Ruivah Hormipam, Fedor Černych and Naocha Huidrom Singh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chennaiyin has 15 points like Bengaluru to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters will stays with 26 points like ATK Mohun Bagan to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Chennaiyin – Formation
Chennaiyin
90'
60'
74'
Chennaiyin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Owen Coyle decided to play with the following team: Debjit Majumder , Ankit Mukherjee , Ryan Edwards , Lazar Ćirković , Aakash Sangwan , Connor Shields , Ayush Adhikari , Ninthoinganba Meetei , Rafael Crivellaro , Farukh Choudhary and Rahim Ali .
The home team had on the bench: Samik Mitra, Cristian Battocchio, Golui Sarthak, Jordan Murray , Irfan Yadwad, Mobashir Rahman , Bikash Yumnam , Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh and Vincy Barretto .
Chennaiyin could not rely on the presence of Mobashir Rahman (injured) and Jordan Murray (injured).
Substitutions
Chennaiyin made 5 changes: Ayush Adhikari for Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh (74′), Ninthoinganba Meetei for Vincy Barretto (74′), Farukh Choudhary for Mobashir Rahman (86′), Rafael Crivellaro for Jordan Murray (86′) and Rahim Ali for Bikash Yumnam (86′).
Player of the match: Aakash Sangwan
The most impressive player for Chennaiyin was Aakash Sangwan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Kerala Blasters – Formation
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Sachin Suresh , Sandeep Singh , Miloš Drinčić , Marko Lešković , Naocha Huidrom Singh , Daisuke Sakai , Danish Farooq Bhat , Jeakson Singh , Mohammed Aimen , Ishan Pandita and Fedor Černych .
They had on the bench: Karanjit Singh , Ruivah Hormipam , Rahul KP , Vibin Mohanan, Pritam Kotal, Lara Sharma, Emmanuel Justine , Mohammed Azhar and Nihal Sudheesh .
Kerala Blasters could not rely on the presence of Karanjit Singh (injured) and Rahul KP (injured).
Substitutions
Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Sachin Suresh for Karanjit Singh (38′), Ishan Pandita for Emmanuel Justine (65′), Daisuke Sakai for Rahul KP (65′), Marko Lešković for Ruivah Hormipam (65′) and Jeakson Singh for Nihal Sudheesh (85′).
Player of the match: Sandeep Singh
The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Sandeep Singh.
His rating is with 32 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
