Chennaiyin 1-0 East Bengal: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by V. Hakhamaneshi
KOLKATA. Chennaiyin overcomes East Bengal 1-0 after V. Hakhamaneshi scored just 1 goal (69').
KOLKATA. Chennaiyin defeats East Bengal 1-0 after V. Hakhamaneshi scored just 1 goal (69′). Chennaiyin took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
Chennaiyin remained in 10 people after V. Hakhamaneshi received a double yellow card in the 71′. Anyway, Chennaiyin still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players. In fact, on the other side, S. Golui received a red card (75′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why East Bengal lost the match.
The match was played at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium in Kolkata on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Umesh Bora. The weather was haze. The temperature was hot around 26 degrees Celsius or 78.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
Chennaiyin was in firm control of the ball 58% while East Bengal was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Chennaiyin was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chennaiyin won the match.
East Bengal shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Chennaiyin shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (S. Golui and K. Singh). On the opposite side, Chennaiyin received 2 yellow cards (V. Hakhamaneshi and J. Duker).
S. Golui (East Bengal) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
Also, Chennaiyin didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after V. Hakhamaneshi (Chennaiyin) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (71′).
After this match, East Bengal will stay with 3 points like Kerala Blasters to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Chennaiyin will have 4 points like Bengaluru and Jamshedpur to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
S. Golui
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24'24'
A. Sangwan
N. Das
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46'46'
H. Jangra
N. Singh
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59'59'
K. Singh
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60'60'
V. Hakhamaneshi
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63'63'
A. Jadhav
T. Haokip
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69'69'
V. Hakhamaneshi
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71'71'
V. Hakhamaneshi
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73'73'
M. Rahman
V. Suhair
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73'73'
Eliandro
I. Garrido
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74'74'
S. Das
P. Karuthadathkuni
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74'74'
N. Meetei
R. Ali
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75'75'
S. Golui
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90'90'
J. Duker
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90'90'
E. Vanspaul
A. Thapa
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, East Bengal will play away with Bengaluru on the 11th of November with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Bengaluru (1 draw).
Chennaiyin will host Mumbai City on the 12th of November with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (3 draws).
East Bengal: Formation and Lineups
East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Stephen Constantine chose to play with the following team: Kamaljit Singh , Golui Sarthak , Chungnunga Lal , Iván Garrido , Jerry Lalrinzuala , V.P. Suhair , Charis Kyriakou , Jordan O’Doherty , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Thongkhosem Haokip and Cleiton Silva .
Substitutes
East Bengal made 4 changes: N. Singh for H. Jangra (46′), T. Haokip for A. Jadhav (63′), V. Suhair for M. Rahman (73′) and I. Garrido for Eliandro (73′).
Best player: Kamaljit Singh
The player that probably impressed the most for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Kamaljit Singh. His rating is 7.11. He performed 2 saves.
Chennaiyin: Formation and Lineups
Chennaiyin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Thomas Brdarić played with: Debjit Majumder , Ajith Kumar , Fallou Diagne , Vafa Hakhamaneshi , Narayan Das , Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh , Julius Düker , Prasanth Karuthadathkuni , Anirudh Thapa , Rahim Ali and Petar Slišković .
Substitutes
Chennaiyin made 4 changes: N. Das for A. Sangwan (24′), P. Karuthadathkuni for S. Das (74′), R. Ali for N. Meetei (74′) and A. Thapa for E. Vanspaul (90′).
Top player: Aakash Sangwan
The player who no doubt impressed Chennaiyin the most was Aakash Sangwan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 24′.
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