Indian Super League: Bengaluru snatches a 2-1 win against NorthEast United 2-1

GUWAHATI. Bengaluru conquered NorthEast United to win 2-1. A goal from A. Costa was decisive in the 90min.

GUWAHATI. Bengaluru topped NorthEast United to win 2-1. A goal from A. Costa was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Bengaluru to strike first with a goal of Siva Sakthi N at the 50′. Then scored again for Bengaluru in the ‘ minute with a goal. Eventually, Romain Philippoteaux reduced the distance for NorthEast United with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Bengaluru took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pratik Mondal. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant around 15 degrees Celsius or 58.91 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.​

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  NorthEast United

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  Bengaluru

  2

  6 Jan 2023 Full time

Match Statistics

Bengaluru was in firm control of the ball 59% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Bengaluru was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Bengaluru won the encounter.​

NorthEast United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bengaluru shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to NorthEast United. Regarding the opposition, Bengaluru received 1 yellow card (Rohit Kumar).

After this encounter, NorthEast United will stay with 3 points to stay in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Bengaluru will have 10 points to stay in the 9th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Indian Super League match, NorthEast United will host Goa on the 15th of January with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Goa (8 draws).

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  NorthEast United

  2

  

  Goa

  2

  15 Jan 2023 Full time

Bengaluru will host Odisha FC on the 14th of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Bengaluru (1 draw).

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  Bengaluru

  3

  

  Odisha FC

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  14 Jan 2023 Full time

NorthEast United: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Marco Balbul chose to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu (8.1), Alex Saji (7.3), Gaurav Bora (6.8), Aaron Evans (6.2), Hira Mondal (6.4), Emil Benny (6.2), Romain Philippoteaux (7.2), Ion Gaztañaga (7.2), Rochharzela (7.0), Wilmar Jordan (6.7) and Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (7.0).

NorthEast United could not rely on the presence of Jithin M.S (injured).

Substitutes

NorthEast United made 5 changes: Rochharzela for Parthib Gogoi (55′), Wilmar Jordan for Jithin M.S (60′), Pragyan Sundar Gogoi for Imran Khan (87′), Emil Benny for Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha (88′) and Romain Philippoteaux for Danmawia (88′).

Best player: Mirshad Michu

The player that probably impressed the most for NorthEast United was the goalkeeper: Mirshad Michu. His rating is 8.05. He performed 7 saves.

Bengaluru: Formation and Lineups

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

On the opposite side, Simon Grayson played with: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (6.7), Aleksandar Jovanović (6.5), Alan Costa (7.1), Parag Srivas (7.0), Prabir Das (6.8), Suresh Wangjam Singh (6.6), Rohit Kumar (6.8), Roshan Singh (6.2), Javi Hernández (7.4), Sivasakthi Narayanan (6.5) and Roy Krishna (7.5).

Substitutes

Bengaluru made 2 changes: Siva Sakthi N for Udanta Singh (69′) and Parag Satish Shrivas for Sunil Chhetri (79′).

Top player: Roy Krishna

Probably the most impressive player in Bengaluru was Roy Krishna even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.