JAMSHEDPUR. Jamshedpur managed to turn the tables against East Bengal to win 2-1. It was East Bengal to strike first with a goal of Nandha Kumar Sekar at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jérémy Manzorro gave the win to Jamshedpur in the 90′ minute. Jamshedpur capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the JRD Tata Sports Complex stadium in Jamshedpur on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Crystal John with the help of Sapam Kennedy and . The 4th official was Harish Kundu. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.55 degrees Celsius or 81.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Jamshedpur had a strong ball possession 60% while East Bengal was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jamshedpur was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jamshedpur won the match​.

Jamshedpur shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, East Bengal shot 17 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Jamshedpur received 1 yellow card (Seiminlen Doungel). On the opposite side, East Bengal received 3 yellow cards (Mohammad Rakip, Naorem Mahesh Singh and Ajay Chhetri).

Standings

After this match, Jamshedpur has 20 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal will stays with 15 points like Chennaiyin and Bengaluru to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

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

Jamshedpur – Formation

Jamshedpur started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Khalid Ahmed Jamil decided to play with the following team: TP Rehnesh (7.3), Provat Lakra (7.3), Pratik Chaudhari (6.6), PC Laldinpuia (7.3), Wungngayam Muirang (6.6), Sanan Mohammed K (6.6), Elsinho (7.0), Jérémy Manzorro (8.5), Imran Khan (7.5), Javier Siverio (8.1) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ricky Lallawmawma (6.8), Seiminlen Doungel (6.7), Rei Tachikawa (7.3), Muhammed Uvais, Semboi Haokip, Alen Stevanovic (6.8), Emil Benny, Vishal Yadav and Nikhil Barla (7.3).

Substitutions

Jamshedpur made 5 changes: Wungngayam Muirang for Ricky Lallawmawma (66′), Elsinho for Rei Tachikawa (79′), Imran Khan for Nikhil Barla (79′), Sanan Mohammed K for Seiminlen Doungel (59′) and Javier Siverio for Alen Stevanovic (79′).

Player of the match: Jérémy Manzorro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Jamshedpur was Jérémy Manzorro.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 48 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carles Cuadrat played with: Prabhsukhan Gill (6.6), Mohammad Rakip (6.4), Aleksandar Pantić (6.8), Hijazi Maher (7.1), Nishu Kumar (6.8), Souvik Chakraborty (7.0), Ajay Chhetri (6.6), Nandha Kumar Sekar (7.9), Víctor Vázquez (7.0), Naorem Mahesh Singh (6.8) and Cleiton Silva (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Lalchungnunga (6.3), Mandar Rao Desai, V.P. Suhair, Gursimrat Gill, Jesin Thonikkara, Vishnu PV (6.4), Sayan Banerjee (6.3) and Felicio Brown Forbes (6.4).

Substitutions

East Bengal made 4 changes: Ajay Chhetri for Vishnu PV (56′), Víctor Vázquez for Felicio Brown Forbes (66′), Naorem Mahesh Singh for Sayan Banerjee (86′) and Nandha Kumar Sekar for Lalchungnunga (86′).

Player of the match: Nandha Kumar Sekar​

The most impressive player for East Bengal was Nandha Kumar Sekar.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 23 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Jamshedpur – East Bengal – 2-1