Indian Super League: Mumbai City destroys Kerala Blasters 4-0 after playing a fantastic match
MUMBAI. Mumbai City demolishes Kerala Blasters 4-0 with goals of
MUMBAI. Mumbai City demolishes Kerala Blasters 4-0 with goals of Jorge Pereyra Díaz (4′), Greg Stewart (10′), Bipin Singh (16′) and Jorge Pereyra Díaz (22′). Mumbai City took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Mumbai Football Arena stadium in Mumbai on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna. The weather was smoke. The temperature was hot around 27 degrees Celsius or 80.58 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 54%.
Match Statistics
Mumbai City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Kerala Blasters was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Mumbai City found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Mumbai City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Kerala Blasters shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Mumbai City received 2 yellow cards (Ahmed Jahouh and Jorge Pereyra Díaz). Regarding the opposition, Kerala Blasters received 2 yellow cards (Rahul KP and Harmanjot Khabra).
After this match, Mumbai City will have 30 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Kerala Blasters will stay with 25 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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4'4'
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
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10'10'
Greg Stewart
Lallianzuala Chhangte
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12'12'
Ahmed Jahouh
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16'16'
Bipin Singh
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
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22'22'
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
Ahmed Jahouh
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35'35'
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
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44'44'
Alberto Noguera
Greg Stewart
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45'45'
Rahul KP
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56'56'
Rowllin Borges
Apuia
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56'56'
Mourtada Fall
Ahmed Jahouh
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62'62'
Saurav Mandal
Rahul KP
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68'68'
Apostolos Giannou
Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
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68'68'
Bryce Miranda
Sahal Abdul Samad
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74'74'
Vikram Partap Singh
Lallianzuala Chhangte
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74'74'
Gurkirat Singh
Bipin Singh
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76'76'
Harmanjot Khabra
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84'84'
Ayush Adhikari
Dimitrios Diamantakos
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84'84'
Vibin Mohanan
Jeakson Singh
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, Mumbai City will play away with ATK Mohun Bagan on the 14th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Mumbai City (2 draws).
Kerala Blasters will play away with Goa on the 22nd of January with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Goa (4 draws).
Mumbai City: Formation and Lineups
Mumbai City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Des Buckingham chose to play with the following team: Phurba Tempa Lachenpa , Rahul Bheke , Rostyn Griffiths , Mehtab Singh , Vignesh Dakshinamurthy , Apuia , Ahmed Jahouh , Lallianzuala Chhangte , Greg Stewart , Th. Bipin Singh and Jorge Pereyra Díaz .
Mumbai City could not rely on the presence of Alberto Noguera (injured).
Substitutes
Mumbai City made 5 changes: Greg Stewart for Alberto Noguera (44′), Apuia for Rowllin Borges (56′), Ahmed Jahouh for Mourtada Fall (56′), Lallianzuala Chhangte for Vikram Partap Singh (74′) and Bipin Singh for Gurkirat Singh (74′).
Top player: Jorge Pereyra Díaz
The player who no doubt impressed Mumbai City the most was Jorge Pereyra Díaz.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.Kerala Blasters: Formation and Lineups
Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Talking about the opposition, Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Prabhsukhan Gill , Harmanjot Singh Khabra , Ruivah Hormipam , Victor Mongil Adeva , Jessel Carneiro , Rahul Kannoly , Jeakson Singh , Ivan Kalyuzhny , Sahal Abdul Samad , Adrian Luna and Dimitris Diamantakos .
Substitutes
Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Rahul KP for Saurav Mandal (62′), Ivan Kalyuzhnyi for Apostolos Giannou (68′), Sahal Abdul Samad for Bryce Miranda (68′), Dimitrios Diamantakos for Ayush Adhikari (84′) and Jeakson Singh for Vibin Mohanan (84′).
Top player: Adrian Luna
Probably the most impressive player in Kerala Blasters was Adrian Luna.
His rating is
with 54 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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