GUWAHATI. NorthEast United conquers Kerala Blasters with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Albiach (84′) and a goal from M. Shereef (90′).
The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Rahul Kumar Gupta with the support of Samar Pal and . The 4th official was R Venkatesh. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.13 degrees Celsius or 93.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 98 Attack 73
- 62 Dangerous attack 52
- 84 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. NorthEast United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Kerala Blasters that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
NorthEast United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NorthEast United won the match.
NorthEast United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters shot 14 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
NorthEast United received 2 yellow cards (M. Shereef and Dinesh Singh). On the other side, Kerala Blasters received 1 yellow card (Saurav Mandal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, NorthEast United has 23 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Kerala Blasters will stays with 30 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, NorthEast United will play away with Jamshedpur on the 31st of January with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Jamshedpur (7 draws).
NorthEast United – Formation
NorthEast United
67'
63'
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: G. Singh , Dinesh Singh , Míchel Zabaco , Asheer Akhtar , Buanthanglun Samte , H. Regragui , Mohammed Ali Bemammer , Jithin M.S , Néstor Albiach , Redeem Tlang and Manvir Singh .
The home team had on the bench: Tondonba Singh , Tomi Juric, Romain Philippoteaux , Gaurav Bora , M. Nickson , Gani Nigam, Bekey Oram , Phalguni Singh and Mirshad K. Michu.
Substitutions
NorthEast United made 5 changes: H. Regragui for Romain Philippoteaux (60′), Redeem Tlang for M. Nickson (46′), Manvir Singh for Phalguni Singh (46′), Buanthanglun Samte for Tondonba Singh (84′) and Dinesh Singh for Bekey Oram (67′).
Player of the match: Asheer Akhtar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NorthEast United was Asheer Akhtar even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.
Kerala Blasters – Formation
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Lara Sharma , Saurav Mandal , Pritam Kotal , Milos Drincic , Mohammed Azhar , Daisuke Sakai , Danish Farooq , Freddy Lallawmawma , Mohammed Aimen , Ishan Pandita and Nihal Sudeesh .
These were the players on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Sandeep Singh, R. Kannoly Praveen , V. Mohanan , Sukham Yoihenba Meitei, K. Singh , Marko Leskovic , Aritra Das and Mohd Arbaz.
Substitutions
Kerala Blasters made 4 changes: Mohammed Aimen for V. Mohanan (64′), Nihal Sudeesh for Korou Singh Thingujam (77′), Freddy Lallawmawma for Abdulla Al-Hashsash (64′) and Danish Farooq for Sukham Yoihenba Meitei (90′).
Player of the match: Mohammed Aimen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Mohammed Aimen.
His rating is with 27 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
