BANGALORE. Bengaluru snatched a late win NorthEast United 1-0 after Alan scored just 1 goal (87′).

The match was played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium stadium in Bangalore on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Raul Gupta. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Bengaluru

1 - 0

NorthEast United

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 16 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 14 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 76 Attack 71
  • 71 Dangerous attack 51
  • 92 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 1 Total 0
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bengaluru was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. NorthEast United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bengaluru was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bengaluru won the match​.

Bengaluru shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, NorthEast United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Bengaluru didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, NorthEast United received 3 yellow cards (G. Bora, G. Nigam and I. Khan).

Match Timeline

37'
Gani Nigam- sub ->E. Benny
55'
Gaurav Bora - Yellow
63'
Javi Hernández- sub ->R. Krishna
63'
72'
Pragyan Sundar Gogoi- sub ->M. S. Jithin
72'
Pragyan Sundar Gogoi- sub ->M. Irshad
73'
81'
Gani Nigam- Yellow
82'
82'
86'
87'
Parag Satish Shrivas- sub ->P. Das
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Mumbai City
46
20
Hyderabad
42
20
ATK Mohun Bagan
34
20
Bengaluru
34
20
Kerala Blasters
31
20
Odisha FC
30
20
Goa
27
20
Chennaiyin
27
20
Jamshedpur
19
20
East Bengal
19
20
NorthEast United
5
20

After this contest, Bengaluru has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, NorthEast United stays with 0 points (10th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Bengaluru will host Goa on the 23rd of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Bengaluru (4 draws).

NorthEast United will play away agasint Chennaiyin on the 24th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of NorthEast United (5 draws).

Bengaluru – Formation

Bengaluru
G
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 1.India
6.8
D
Alan Costa 5.Brazil
7.1
87'
D
Aleksandar Jovanovic 4.Australia
6.8
73'
D
S. Jhingan 3.India
6.6
M
Prabir Das 33.India
7.0
90'
M
Naorem Roshan Singh 32.India
7.2
M
Bruno Ramires 6.Brazil
6.8
M
Suresh Singh 8.India
6.6
63'
F
Roy Krishna 22.Fiji
6.8
63'
F
S. Chhetri 11.India
7.1
F
Siva Sakthi N 39.India
6.1
Substitutes
G
Lara Sharma 30.India
D
Parag Satish Shrivas 2.India
90'
D
Namgyal Bhutia 25.India
M
Javi Hernández 10.Spain
6.8
63'
M
Danish Farooq 12.India
M
Jayesh Rane 7.India
6.2
63'
F
L. Augustine 31.India
F
Udanta Singh 21.India
6.8
73'
F
Harmanpreet Singh 14.India

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

The manager Simon Grayson decided to play with the following team: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (6.8), Alan Costa (7.1), Sandesh Jhingan (6.6), Aleksandar Jovanović (6.6), Prabir Das (7.0), Suresh Wangjam Singh (6.4), Bruno Ramires (6.8), Roshan Singh (7.2), Sunil Chhetri (7.1), Roy Krishna (6.8) and Sivasakthi Narayanan (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Namgyal Bhutia, Jayesh Rane (6.4), Leon Augustine, Parag Srivas, Lara Sharma, Javi Hernández (6.8), Udanta Singh Kumam (7.0), Harmanpreet Singh and Danish Farooq Bhat.

Substitutions

Bengaluru made 4 changes: S. Wangjam for J. Rane (63′), R. Krishna for H. Javi (63′), A. Jovanovic for U. Singh (73′) and P. Das for P. S. Shrivas (90′).

Best player: Roshan Singh​

The most impressive player for Bengaluru was Roshan Singh even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.2) with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United
G
Arindam Bhattacharya 29.India
6.5
D
Michael Jakobsen 2.Denmark
7.4
D
Gurjinder Kumar 5.India
6.2
D
Gaurav Bora 13.India
6.8
55'
D
Mohamed Irshad 16.India
6.2
72'
M
Ion Gaztañaga 91.Spain
7.3
M
Romain Philippoteaux 10.France
7.3
M
E. Lalchhanchhuaha 28.India
6.5
82'
F
Emil Benny 15.India
6.2
37'
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England
6.7
82'
F
Jithin M.S 18.India
6.2
Substitutes
G
Mirshad K. Michu 32.India
D
Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath 6.India
D
Tondonba Singh 3.India
D
Aaron Evans 24.Australia
6.2
82'
M
Imran Khan 8.India
6.1
82' 86'
M
Pragyan Sundar Gogoi 43.India
6.8
72'
F
Gani Nigam 22.India
6.7
37' 81'
F
Rochharzela 7.India
F
Parthib Gogoi 11.India

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

Marco Balbul played with: Arindam Bhattacharya (6.5), Mohamed Irshad (6.2), Gaurav Bora (6.8), Michael Jakobsen (7.4), Gurjinder Kumar (6.2), Romain Philippoteaux (7.3), Ion Gaztañaga (7.3), Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha (6.5), Emil Benny (6.4), Matt Derbyshire (6.5) and Jithin MS (6.2).

They had on the bench: Gani Nigam (6.4), Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath, Rochharzela, Ngasepam Tondonba Singh, Imran Khan, Mirshad Michu, Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (6.8), Aaron Evans and Parthib Gogoi.

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 5 changes: E. Benny for G. Nigam (37′), M. S. Jithin for P. Gogoi (72′), M. Irshad for P. Gogoi (72′), M. Derbyshire for I. Khan (82′) and E. Lalchhanchhuaha for A. Evans (82′).

Best player: Michael Jakobsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NorthEast United was Michael Jakobsen.

His rating is (7.4) with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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