Indian Super League: East Bengal defeats NorthEast United 3-1

GUWAHATI. East Bengal conquers NorthEast United 3-1.

GUWAHATI. East Bengal conquers NorthEast United 3-1. East Bengal was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Cleiton Silva (12′), C. Kyriakou (53′) and J. O’Doherty (85′). NorthEast United reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 2′) by M. Derbyshire, but there was not much to do for them. NorthEast United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ashwin Mohanlal Kanojia. The weather was mist. The temperature was hot around 25 degrees Celsius or 76.91 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.​

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  NorthEast United

  1

  

  East Bengal

  3

  20 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

NorthEast United was in firm control of the ball 61% while East Bengal was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

NorthEast United was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, East Bengal was able to find the solution to win this match.​

NorthEast United shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, East Bengal shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to NorthEast United. On the other side, East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (T. Haokip and ).

After playing this match, NorthEast United stays with 0 points to occupy the 11th place in the table. while East Bengal has 0 points (10th).

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Indian Super League match, NorthEast United will play away against Jamshedpur on the 30th of October with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Jamshedpur (5 draws).

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  Jamshedpur

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  NorthEast United

  0

  30 Oct 2022 Full time

East Bengal will play away against ATK Mohun Bagan on the 29th of October with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (0 draws).

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  ATK Mohun Bagan

  2

  

  East Bengal

  0

  29 Oct 2022 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: Arindam Bhattacharya (5.9), Mohamed Irshad (5.7), Gaurav Bora (6.4), Michael Jakobsen (6.6), Gurjinder Kumar (6.6), Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha (6.5), Ion Gaztañaga (6.2), Romain Philippoteaux (6.3), Rochharzela (6.6), Matt Derbyshire (6.4) and Jithin MS (6.8).

NorthEast United could not rely on the presence of E. Benny (injured) and A. Evans (injured).

Substitutes

NorthEast United made 5 changes: R. Philippoteaux for E. Benny (31′), M. Irshad for A. Evans (32′), G. Kumar for I. Khan (63′), R. Rochharzela for J. Zoherliana (63′) and M. Jakobsen for Sly (71′).

Top player: Jithin MS

The player who no doubt impressed NorthEast United the most was Jithin MS.

His rating is (6.8) with 27 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

East Bengal: Formation and Lineups

East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Stephen Constantine played with: Kamaljit Singh (6.8), Golui Sarthak (7.5), Chungnunga Lal (7.2), Iván Garrido (6.8), Jerry Lalrinzuala (7.0), V.P. Suhair (7.2), Jordan O’Doherty (7.4), Charis Kyriakou (7.1), Naorem Mahesh Singh (7.2), Cleiton Silva (7.4) and Thongkhosem Haokip (6.2).

Substitutes

East Bengal made 5 changes: N. Singh for T. Das (66′), Cleiton Silva for Alex (77′), T. Haokip for M. Rahman (77′), S. Golui for A. Mukherjee (89′) and V. Suhair for W. Luwang (89′).

Top player: Golui Sarthak

The player who no doubt impressed East Bengal the most was Golui Sarthak even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.