Indian Super League: NorthEast United and Goa draw 2-2 on Sunday
GUWAHATI. NorthEast United manages to recover against Goa with a goal on the E. Bedia 31' and a penalty kick on the I. Guarrotxena 65'.
GUWAHATI. NorthEast United manages to recover against Goa with a goal on the E. Bedia 31′ and a penalty kick on the I. Guarrotxena 65′. Goa couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Crystal John. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant around 18 degrees Celsius or 64.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Goa was in firm control of the ball 58% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Goa was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Goa to win the match.
NorthEast United shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Goa shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
NorthEast United received 7 yellow cards (Pragyan Sundar Gogoi, Parthib Gogoi, Alex Saji, Mirshad K. Michu, Rochharzela, Gaurav Bora and Jon Gaztañaga). Talking about the opposition, Goa received 2 yellow cards (Sanson Pereira and Edu Bedia).
After playing this match, NorthEast United will have 3 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Goa will have 19 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
Pragyan Sundar Gogoi
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13'13'
Parthib Gogoi
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15'15'
Alex Saji
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24'24'
Sanson Pereira
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31'31'
Edu Bedia
B. Fernandes
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45'45'
Wilmar Jordán Gil (Penalty)
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62'62'
Saviour Gama
Sanson Pereira
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62'62'
Devendra Murgaokar
Redeem Tlang
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64'64'
Mirshad K. Michu
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65'65'
Iker Guarrotxena (Penalty)
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66'66'
Rochharzela
Jithin M.S
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66'66'
R. Philippoteaux
K. Mbombo
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68'68'
Rochharzela
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71'71'
Wilmar Jordán Gil (Penalty)
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76'76'
Edu Bedia
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76'76'
Gaurav Bora
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83'83'
Brison Fernandes
Ayush Dev Chhetri
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83'83'
Álvaro Vázquez
Noah Sadaoui
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88'88'
Jon Gaztañaga
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, NorthEast United will play away with Mumbai City on the 19th of January with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Mumbai City (4 draws).
Goa will host Kerala Blasters on the 22nd of January with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Goa (4 draws).
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 , Alex Saji , Gaurav Bora , Aaron Evans , Hira Mondal , Emil Benny , Ion Gaztañaga , Pragyan Sundar Gogoi , Kule Mbombo , Wilmar Jordan and Jithin MS .
Substitutes
NorthEast United made 2 changes: Jithin M.S for Rochharzela (66′) and K. Mbombo for R. Philippoteaux (66′).
Top player: Wilmar Jordan
The player who no doubt impressed NorthEast United the most was Wilmar Jordan.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Goa: Formation and Lineups
Goa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Carlos González Peña played with: Dheeraj Singh , Sanson Pereira , Anwar Ali , Fares Arnaout , Aiban Dohling , Ayush Dev Chhetri , Edu Bedia , Redeem Tlang , Iker Guarrotxena , Brandon Fernandes and Noah Sadaoui .
Substitutes
Goa made 4 changes: Sanson Pereira for Saviour Gama (62′), Redeem Tlang for Devendra Murgaokar (62′), Ayush Dev Chhetri for Brison Fernandes (83′) and Noah Sadaoui for Álvaro Vázquez (83′).
Top player: Iker Guarrotxena
Probably the most impressive player in Goa was Iker Guarrotxena.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
