Indian Super League

FT Saturday, October 3, 2015
ATK 3
–
Chennaiyin FC 2
1st2ndT
ATK123
CFC112
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai · 29,923 att.

Match Report

Helder Postiga nets brace as Atletico Kolkata beat Chennaiyin in ISL

The opening match of this year's Indian Super League saw reigning champions Atletico Kolkata beat Chennaiyin 3-2 at the Marina Arena.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
45.9
Possession
54.1
15
SHOTS
27
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
214
Accurate Passes
273
302
Passes
354
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.4
60
Long Balls
47
21
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
10
11
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
13
24
Clearances
17

Lineups

CFC · 4-3-1-2

  1. 24Apoula Edima ÉdelG
  2. 27MailsonCD-L
  3. 31Alessandro PotenzaCD-R
  4. 21LalhmangaihsangaLB
  5. 15Abishek DasRB
  6. 12Jeje LalpekhluaM
  7. 19Raphael AugustoCM
  8. 7ElanoAM
  9. 18Harmanjot KhabraLM
  10. 11Thoi SinghRM
  11. 9Fikru Teferra LemessaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Stiven Mendoza
  2. 4Justin Stephen
  3. 1Karanjit Singh
  4. 10Jayesh Rane
  5. 5Bernard Mendy
  6. 6Manuele Blasi
  7. 22Zakeer Mundampara
  8. 8Godwin Franco
  9. 26Mehrajuddin Wadoo
  10. 17Balwant Singh
  11. 20Bruno Pelissari

ATK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Amrinder SinghG
  2. 23Ofentse NatoCD-L
  3. 5Arnab MondalCD-R
  4. 24Augustin FernandesLB
  5. 20Rino AntoRB
  6. 7Iain HumeAM
  7. 8Jaime GavilanLM
  8. 10BorjaRM
  9. 9Hélder PostigaF
  10. 2Javi LaraAM-L
  11. 6Baljit SahniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Sameehg DoutieSUB
  2. 12Denzil FrancoSUB
  3. 21Arata IzumiSUB
  4. 1Juan CalatayudSUB
  5. 4TiriSUB
  6. 11ValdoSUB
  7. 18Sushil Kumar SinghSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Harmanjot Khabra (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 13' Goal! Chennaiyin 0, Atlético de Kolkata 1. Hélder Postiga (Atlético de Kolkata) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  3. 31' Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Atlético de Kolkata 1. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 38' Baljit Singh Sahni (Atlético de Kolkata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Chennaiyin. Bernard Mendy replaces Mailson because of an injury.
  6. 59' Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Chennaiyin. John Steven Mendoza replaces Fikru Teferra.
  8. 70' Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Atlético de Kolkata 2. Hélder Postiga (Atlético de Kolkata) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  9. 73' Substitution, Atlético de Kolkata. Valdo replaces Hélder Postiga because of an injury.
  10. 76' Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Atlético de Kolkata 3. Valdo (Atlético de Kolkata) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iain Hume with a cross.
  11. 79' Penalty saved! Javi Lara (Atlético de Kolkata) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  12. 82' Substitution, Chennaiyin. Balwant Singh replaces Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte.
  13. 84' Ofentse Nato (Atlético de Kolkata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, Atlético de Kolkata. Sushil Kumar Singh replaces Baljit Singh Sahni because of an injury.
  15. 89' Goal! Chennaiyin 2, Atlético de Kolkata 3. Elano (Chennaiyin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  16. 90'+1' Balwant Singh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+5' Substitution, Atlético de Kolkata. Arata Izumi replaces Javi Lara.

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