GUWAHATI. Kerala Blasters was in the end too good for NorthEast United with the goal of D. Diamantakos (57′), S. A. Samad (86′) and S. A. Samad (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 Crystal John. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kerala Blasters had a superior ball possession 55% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kerala Blasters had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kerala Blasters won the encounter.​

NorthEast United shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Kerala Blasters shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

NorthEast United received 1 yellow card (R. Rochharzela). On the other side, Kerala Blasters received 1 yellow card (N. Kumar).

Standings

After this match, NorthEast United will stay with 0 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Kerala Blasters will have 6 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, NorthEast United will play away with Chennaiyin on the 24th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of NorthEast United (5 draws).

Kerala Blasters will host Hyderabad on the 26th of February with a 3-3 head to head.

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Marco Balbul decided to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu (6.1), Joe Zoherliana (6.3), Gaurav Bora (6.6), Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath (6.4), Michael Jakobsen (7.1), Gurjinder Kumar (6.8), Emil Benny (6.4), Romain Philippoteaux (7.1), Ion Gaztañaga (6.6), Matt Derbyshire (6.6) and Jithin MS (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Arindam Bhattacharya, Dipu Mirdha, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Aaron Evans (6.3), Imran Khan (6.5), Rupert Nongrum, Rochharzela, Parthib Gogoi and Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (6.6).

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 5 changes: M. S. Jithin for I. Khan (63′), R. Philippoteaux for A. Evans (63′), M. Thangalakath for P. Gogoi (70′), J. Zoherliana for P. Gogoi (84′) and G. Bora for R. Nongrum (84′).

Best player: Michael Jakobsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for NorthEast United was Michael Jakobsen.

His rating is (7.1) with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Kerala Blasters – Formation

Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Prabhsukhan Gill (6.6), Nishu Kumar (6.2), Ruivah Hormipam (7.3), Marko Lešković (7.1), Sandeep Singh (6.8), Saurav Mandal (7.0), Jeakson Singh (7.0), Ivan Kalyuzhny (7.4), Rahul Kannoly (6.3), Dimitris Diamantakos (7.3) and Adrian Luna (7.3).

They had on the bench: Victor Mongil Adeva, Karanjit Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad (6.6), Apostolos Giannou (6.8), Bidyashagar Singh, Jessel Carneiro, Nihal Sudheesh, Harmanjot Singh Khabra and Lalthathanga Khawlhring (7.0).

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: D. Diamantakos for A. Giannou (65′), S. Mandal for S. A. Samad (66′), R. Hormipam for K. Lalthathanga (86′), I. Kalyuzhny for V. Mongil (87′) and N. Kumar for J. Carneiro (90′).

Best player: Ivan Kalyuzhny​

The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Ivan Kalyuzhny even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 49 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Hyderabad – Odisha FC – 1-0
• NorthEast United – Kerala Blasters – 0-3