Chennaiyin recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat NorthEast United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

COIMBATORE. Chennaiyin was able to turn the tables against NorthEast United to win 2-1.

April 10, 2024

COIMBATORE. Chennaiyin managed to reverse the score against NorthEast United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was NorthEast United to strike first with a goal of M. Shereef at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ankit Mukherjee gave the win to Chennaiyin in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the Nehru Stadium Coimbatore stadium in Coimbatore on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pranjal Banerji with the assistance of Samar Pal and . The 4th official was . The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.78 degrees Celsius or 87.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Chennaiyin

2 - 1

NorthEast United

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

17 Total 16
7 On Target 4
8 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 4

120 Attack 106
76 Dangerous attack 67
96 Ball safe 111

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Chennaiyin was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. NorthEast United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Chennaiyin was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chennaiyin won the match.

Chennaiyin shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, NorthEast United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Chennaiyin received 2 yellow cards (Ankit Mukherjee and Rafael Crivellaro ). Regarding the opposition, NorthEast United received 3 yellow cards (Dinesh Singh, Néstor Albiach and M. Nickson).

Match Timeline

Rafael Crivellaro - Yellow

14'

Ankit Mukherjee- Yellow

45'

R. Ali- sub ->Farukh Choudhary

46'

49'

58'

Néstor Albiach- Yellow

Lazar Cirkovic - sub ->Sarthak Golui

60'

Irfan Yadwad- sub ->Rafael Crivellaro

60'

62'

Tomi Juric- sub ->H. Regragui

62'

M. Nickson- sub ->Redeem Tlang

67'

M. Nickson- Yellow

Ninthoi Meetei- sub ->V. Barretto

70'

Aakash Sangwan(goal)R. Ali

72'

Ayush Adhikari- sub ->Jiteshwor Singh

79'

Gaurav Bora - sub ->Parthib Gogoi

79'

Romain Philippoteaux- sub ->Míchel Zabaco

80'

Dinesh Singh- Yellow

Ankit Mukherjee(goal)R. Ali

90'

Phalguni Singh- sub ->Dinesh Singh

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After playing this match, Chennaiyin has 27 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, NorthEast United will stays with 23 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

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

Chennaiyin – Formation

Chennaiyin

Debjit Majumder 24.India

7.1

Ryan Edwards 3.England

7.3

Ankit Mukherjee 6.India

7.1

45'

90'

Sarthak Golui 16.India

6.3

60'

Aakash Sangwan 27.India

7.5

72'

Connor Shields 10.Scotland

7.3

Jiteshwor Singh 37.India

6.4

79'

V. Barretto 47.India

7.3

70'

Rafael Crivellaro 50.Brazil

6.7

60'

14'

Farukh Choudhary 71.India

6.7

46'

Jordan Murray 17.Australia

7.1

Substitutes

Samik Mitra 1.India

Lazar Cirkovic 4.Serbia

6.4

60'

Cristian Battocchio 5.Italy

Ninthoi Meetei 7.India

6.7

70'

Alexander Romario Jesuraj 14.India

Ayush Adhikari 30.India

6.6

79'

Mobashir Rahman 32.India

R. Ali 11.India

7.7

46'

Irfan Yadwad 29.India

7.5

60'

Chennaiyin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Owen Coyle decided to play with the following team: Debjit Majumder (7.1), Ankit Mukherjee (7.1), Sarthak Golui (6.3), Ryan Edwards (7.3), Aakash Sangwan (7.5), Connor Shields (7.3), Jiteshwor Singh (6.4), V. Barretto (7.3), Rafael Crivellaro (6.7), Farukh Choudhary (6.7) and Jordan Murray (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Samik Mitra, Lazar Cirkovic (6.4), Cristian Battocchio, Ninthoi Meetei (6.7), R. Ali (7.7), Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Irfan Yadwad (7.5), Ayush Adhikari (6.6) and Mobashir Rahman.

Substitutions

Chennaiyin made 5 changes: Sarthak Golui for Lazar Cirkovic (60′), Farukh Choudhary for R. Ali (46′), Rafael Crivellaro for Irfan Yadwad (60′), V. Barretto for Ninthoi Meetei (70′) and Jiteshwor Singh for Ayush Adhikari (79′).

Player of the match: R. Ali

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chennaiyin was R. Ali even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United

G. Singh 24.India

7.0

Dinesh Singh 2.India

6.4

90'

80'

Míchel Zabaco 4.Spain

7.0

79'

Asheer Akhtar 12.India

6.1

Buanthanglun Samte 77.India

6.6

H. Regragui 5.Morocco

6.6

62'

Mohammed Ali Bemammer 6.Morocco

7.9

Néstor Albiach 8.Spain

7.1

58'

Jithin M.S 18.India

7.3

Redeem Tlang 22.India

7.0

62'

Parthib Gogoi 11.India

7.7

79'

Substitutes

Mirshad K. Michu 32.India

Tondonba Singh 3.India

Gaurav Bora 13.India

6.6

79'

Romain Philippoteaux 10.France

6.4

79'

M. Nickson 15.India

6.4

62'

67'

Bekey Oram 23.India

Phalguni Singh 26.India

90'

Tomi Juric 9.Australia

6.6

62'

Manvir Singh 21.India

Also NorthEast United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Juan Pedro Benali played with: G. Singh (7.0), Dinesh Singh (6.4), Asheer Akhtar (6.1), Míchel Zabaco (7.0), Buanthanglun Samte (6.6), H. Regragui (6.6), Mohammed Ali Bemammer (7.9), Redeem Tlang (7.0), Néstor Albiach (7.1), Jithin M.S (7.3) and Parthib Gogoi (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tondonba Singh, Tomi Juric (6.6), Romain Philippoteaux (6.4), Gaurav Bora (6.6), M. Nickson (6.4), Manvir Singh, Bekey Oram, Phalguni Singh and Mirshad K. Michu.

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 5 changes: H. Regragui for Tomi Juric (62′), Redeem Tlang for M. Nickson (62′), Dinesh Singh for Phalguni Singh (90′), Míchel Zabaco for Romain Philippoteaux (79′) and Parthib Gogoi for Gaurav Bora (79′).