Indian Super League

FT Tuesday, October 6, 2015
NorthEast United FC 1
–
Kerala Blasters FC 3
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KER033
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi · 60,017 att.

Match Report

Kerala Blasters open with win against NorthEast United

Kerala Blasters open with win against NorthEast United

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
8
Offsides
6
9
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
4
62
Possession
38
12
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
407
Accurate Passes
222
477
Passes
290
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
55
37
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
21
15
Clearances
27

Lineups

KER · 5-3-2

  1. 43Stephen BywaterG
  2. 23Bruno PeroneCD
  3. 30Marcus WilliamsCD-L
  4. 5Peter RamageCD-R
  5. 13C.K. VineethLB
  6. 2Rahul BhekeRB
  7. 99JosuCM
  8. 66Peter CarvalhoCM-L
  9. 14Mehtab HossainCM-R
  10. 20Mohammed RafiCF-L
  11. 9Chris DagnallCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Isfhaq AhmedSUB
  2. 12Shankar SampingirajSUB
  3. 6Carlos MarchenaSUB
  4. 24Sandip NandySUB
  5. 85Pulga SUB
  6. 4Ramandeep SinghSUB
  7. 29Saumik DeySUB
  8. 8João CoimbraSUB
  9. 16Gurwinder SinghSUB
  10. 17Manandeep SinghSUB
  11. 10Sanchez WattSUB

NEU · 4-4-2

  1. 13Rehnesh ParambaG
  2. 5Cédric HengbartCD-L
  3. 15Miguel GarciaCD-R
  4. 12Reagan SinghLB
  5. 11Seityasen SinghRB
  6. 8Bruno HerreroCM-L
  7. 22Siam HanghalCM-R
  8. 39Diomansy KamaraLM
  9. 10Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes SilasRM
  10. 19Nicolás VélezCF-L
  11. 14Boithang HaokipCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Alen DeorySUB
  2. 1Gennaro BraciglianoSUB
  3. 7Sanju PradhanSUB
  4. 3Marlangki SutingSUB
  5. 20SimãoSUB
  6. 9Halicharan NarzarySUB
  7. 28Ralte LalthuammawiaSUB
  8. 21Robin GurungSUB
  9. 4Zohmingliana RalteSUB
  10. 6Yumnam RajuSUB
  11. 23Francis DadzieSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Siam Hanghal (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Substitution, NorthEast United. Sanju Pradhan replaces Miguel García because of an injury.
  3. 37' Peter Carvalho (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Sanchez Watt replaces Chris Dagnall.
  5. 49' Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0. Josu (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by CK Vineeth.
  6. 54' Sanju Pradhan (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 68' Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 0. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Peter Ramage with a headed pass.
  8. 71' Substitution, NorthEast United. Francis Dadzie replaces Diomansy Kamara.
  9. 71' Goal! Kerala Blasters 3, NorthEast United 0. Sanchez Watt (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi with a headed pass.
  10. 82' Goal! Kerala Blasters 3, NorthEast United 1. Nicolás Vélez (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Silas.
  11. 83' Silas (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. João Coimbra replaces Josu.
  13. 90' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Gurwinder Singh replaces Peter Carvalho because of an injury.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, NorthEast United. Robin Gurung replaces Nicolás Vélez.
  15. 90'+6' Stephen Bywater (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.

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