Indian Super League: Mumbai City overcomes Chennaiyin 6-2 after a incredible match

CHENNAI. Mumbai City overcomes Chennaiyin 6-2 after a incredible match.

CHENNAI. Mumbai City prevails over Chennaiyin 6-2 after a incredible match. Mumbai City was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in Chennai on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ashwin Mohanlal Kanojia. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was hot around 26 degrees Celsius or 78.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.​

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  Chennaiyin

  2

  

  Mumbai City

  6

  

  12 Nov 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Mumbai City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Chennaiyin was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Mumbai City was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Mumbai City won the encounter.​

Chennaiyin shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Mumbai City shot 18 times, 11 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Chennaiyin received 2 yellow cards (F. Diagne and D. Majumder). On the other side, Mumbai City received 1 yellow card (R. Griffiths).

After playing this encounter, Chennaiyin will stay with 7 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Mumbai City will have 9 points like Goa and Odisha FC to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Indian Super League match, Chennaiyin will host Jamshedpur on the 19th of November with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Chennaiyin (3 draws).

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  Chennaiyin

  3

  

  Jamshedpur

  1

  19 Nov 2022 Full time

Mumbai City will host Bengaluru on the 17th of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (1 draw).

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  Mumbai City

  4

  

  Bengaluru

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  17 Nov 2022 Full time

Chennaiyin: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Thomas Brdarić chose to play with the following team: Debjit Majumder (6.1), Ajith Kumar (6.3), Fallou Diagne (6.3), Julius Düker (6.0), Aakash Sangwan (6.6), Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (6.2), Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh (6.4), Anirudh Thapa (6.5), Rahim Ali (6.5), Abdenasser El Khayati (7.1) and Petar Slišković (7.2).

Substitutes

Chennaiyin made 5 changes: R. Ali for M. S. Dhot (62′), P. Karuthadathkuni for V. Barretto (62′), A. Thapa for S. S. Pasha (74′), N. El Khayati for J. Jobby (74′) and A. Kumar for E. Vanspaul (81′).

Top player: Petar Slišković

The player who no doubt impressed Chennaiyin the most was Petar Slišković.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Mumbai City: Formation and Lineups

Mumbai City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Des Buckingham played with: Phurba Tempa Lachenpa (6.3), Rahul Bheke (6.7), Rostyn Griffiths (7.0), Mehtab Singh (6.8), Mandar Rao Desai (7.0), Apuia (6.7), Ahmed Jahouh (7.2), Greg Stewart (7.8), Lallianzuala Chhangte (6.7), Jorge Pereyra Díaz (7.4) and Th. Bipin Singh (7.4).

Mumbai City could not rely on the presence of S. Stalin (injured).

Substitutes

Mumbai City made 5 changes: Apuia for V. Rai (46′), M. Desai for V. Dakshinamurthy (46′), J. Pereyra Diaz for A. Noguera (62′), A. Jahouh for M. Fall (68′) and R. Bheke for S. Stalin (84′).

Top player: Greg Stewart

The player who no doubt impressed Mumbai City the most was Greg Stewart.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 45 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.