Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters overcomes NorthEast United 3-0
GUWAHATI. Kerala Blasters was in the end too good for NorthEast United.
GUWAHATI. Kerala Blasters was eventually too much to handle 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 around 24 degrees Celsius or 75.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Kerala Blasters was in firm control of the ball 55% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Kerala Blasters won the match.
NorthEast United shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite 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).
After playing this contest, NorthEast United will stay with 0 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters will have 3 points like East Bengal to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
N. Kumar
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57'57'
D. Diamantakos
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63'63'
A. Evans
R. Philippoteaux
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63'63'
I. Khan
M. S. Jithin
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65'65'
A. Giannou
D. Diamantakos
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66'66'
S. A. Samad
S. Mandal
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70'70'
P. Gogoi
M. Thangalakath
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84'84'
P. Gogoi
J. Zoherliana
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84'84'
R. Nongrum
G. Bora
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86'86'
S. A. Samad
R. Kannoly Praveen
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86'86'
K. Lalthathanga
R. Hormipam
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87'87'
V. Mongil
I. Kalyuzhny
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90'90'
R. Rochharzela
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90'90'
J. Carneiro
N. Kumar
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90'90'
S. A. Samad
S. Singh
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, NorthEast United will play away against ATK Mohun Bagan on the 10th of November with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (1 draw).
Kerala Blasters will host Goa on the 13th of November with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Goa (4 draws).
NorthEast United: Formation and Lineups
NorthEast United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Marco Balbul chose to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu , Joe Zoherliana , Gaurav Bora , Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath , Michael Jakobsen , Gurjinder Kumar , Emil Benny , Romain Philippoteaux , Ion Gaztañaga , Matt Derbyshire and Jithin MS .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Michael Jakobsen
Probably the most impressive player in NorthEast United was Michael Jakobsen.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Kerala Blasters: Formation and Lineups
Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Prabhsukhan Gill , Nishu Kumar , Ruivah Hormipam , Marko Lešković , Sandeep Singh , Saurav Mandal , Jeakson Singh , Ivan Kalyuzhny , Rahul Kannoly , Dimitris Diamantakos and Adrian Luna .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Ivan Kalyuzhny
Probably the most impressive player in Kerala Blasters was Ivan Kalyuzhny even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is 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
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
