Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2015 Indian Super League, 2015 Indian Super League
· Indian Super League
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Chennaiyin thrash Kerala Blasters as Mendoza hits hat trick
ISL
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Calvin Lobo (Kerala Blasters) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Antonio German.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 1': Attempt missed. Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 1': Delay in match (Kerala Blasters).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Kerala Blasters 0. Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 5': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Antonio German tries a through ball, but Chris Dagnall is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters).
- 7': John Steven Mendoza (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Peter Ramage.
- 11': Attempt missed. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by John Steven Mendoza.
- 12': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 12': Saumik Dey (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Bruno Pelissari (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters).
- 16': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, Kerala Blasters 0. John Steven Mendoza (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dhanachandra Singh.
- 20': Foul by Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin).
- 20': Pulga (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt saved. Pulga (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josu.
- 20': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Apoula Edel.
- 21': Attempt missed. Pulga (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rahul Bheke (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 24': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Bernard Mendy.
- 25': Offside, Chennaiyin. Raphael Augusto tries a through ball, but John Steven Mendoza is caught offside.
- 25': Hand ball by Pulga (Kerala Blasters).
- 26': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 27': Hand ball by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 28': Attempt missed. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Pelissari.
- 29': Attempt missed. Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Raphael Augusto.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Bruno Pelissari (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by John Steven Mendoza.
- 30': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
- 31': Attempt missed. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 31': Chris Dagnall (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Mehrajuddin Wadoo (Chennaiyin).
- 32': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Bernard Mendy.
- 32': Attempt missed. Pulga (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 38': Attempt missed. Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio German.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harmanjot Khabra.
- 40': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
- 40': Attempt missed. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Pelissari with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Chennaiyin. Raphael Augusto tries a through ball, but John Steven Mendoza is caught offside.
- 45': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bruno Pelissari (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
- 45'+1': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mehrajuddin Wadoo (Chennaiyin).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chennaiyin 4, Kerala Blasters 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Bruno Perone replaces Peter Ramage.
- 46': Attempt missed. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by John Steven Mendoza with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 51': Saumik Dey (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Chris Dagnall (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Bernard Mendy (Chennaiyin).
- 54': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Bruno Pelissari.
- 55': Attempt missed. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harmanjot Khabra.
- 55': Offside, Chennaiyin. Dhanachandra Singh tries a through ball, but Raphael Augusto is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Harmanjot Khabra (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
- 56': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Bruno Perone.
- 57': Foul by Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin).
- 57': Stephen Bywater (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, Chennaiyin. Dhanachandra Singh tries a through ball, but John Steven Mendoza is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. CK Vineeth replaces Calvin Lobo.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Chris Dagnall (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josu.
- 62': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 63': Attempt saved. Josu (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 66': Pulga (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Chennaiyin).
- 67': Pulga (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. João Coimbra replaces Josu.
- 69': Foul by Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 69': João Coimbra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain following a set piece situation.
- 71': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
- 71': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Manuele Blasi replaces Bruno Pelissari.
- 74': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Bernard Mendy.
- 75': Foul by Chris Dagnall (Kerala Blasters).
- 75': Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Goal! Chennaiyin 3, Kerala Blasters 0. John Steven Mendoza (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thoi Singh.
- 81': Foul by Bruno Perone (Kerala Blasters).
- 81': Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Goal! Chennaiyin 4, Kerala Blasters 0. John Steven Mendoza (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harmanjot Khabra with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 83': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Godwin Franco replaces Thoi Singh.
- 86': Delay in match John Steven Mendoza (Chennaiyin) because of an injury.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Balwant Singh replaces John Steven Mendoza because of an injury.
- 87': Chris Dagnall (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Manuele Blasi (Chennaiyin).
- 89': Manuele Blasi (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Alessandro Potenza (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Goal! Chennaiyin 4, Kerala Blasters 1. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Foul by CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters).
- 90'+1': Mehrajuddin Wadoo (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Balwant Singh.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 4, Kerala Blasters 1.
Statistics
 KER |
CFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 295 |
| 428 | Passes | 362 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 20 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 20,483
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 20,483
Line-Ups
Chennaiyin FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Apoula Edima Édel (GK) |
| 5 | Bernard Mendy |
| 31 | Alessandro Potenza  |
| 25 | Dhanachandra Singh |
| 26 | Mehrajuddin Wadoo |
| 19 | Raphael Augusto |
| 18 | Harmanjot Khabra |
| 20 | Bruno Pelissari |
| 14 | Stiven Mendoza |
| 12 | Jeje Lalpekhlua |
| 11 | Thoi Singh |
Kerala Blasters FC (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 43 | Stephen Bywater (GK) |
| 15 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 5 | Peter Ramage |
| 29 | Saumik Dey |
| 2 | Rahul Bheke |
| 9 | Chris Dagnall |
| 14 | Mehtab Hossain |
| 7 | Calvin Lobo |
| 99 | Josu |
| 85 | Pulga |
| 21 | Antonio German |
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