Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League
· Indian Super LeagueVineeth fires Kerala into ISL semis
Kerala Blasters beat NorthEast United 1-0 to set up an enticing semifinal against Delhi Dynamos.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Hand ball by Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters).
- 3': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 3': Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters).
- 4': Robin Gurung (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 5': Foul by Romaric (NorthEast United).
- 5': Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Azrack-Yassine Mahamat (Kerala Blasters).
- 8': Wellington Priori (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Offside, NorthEast United. Wellington Priori tries a through ball, but Katsumi Yusa is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Wellington Priori (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaric.
- 18': Attempt saved. Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 20': Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Romaric (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 23': Attempt missed. Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Alfaro.
- 25': Delay in match Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United) because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters).
- 28': Robin Gurung (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Wellington Priori (NorthEast United).
- 30': CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 33': Mailson (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Romaric (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 36': Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United).
- 36': Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Delay in match Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters).
- 41': Romaric (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United).
- 43': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Didier Zokora (NorthEast United).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Katsumi Yusa.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 0, NorthEast United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 0, NorthEast United 0.
- 46': Offside, NorthEast United. Robin Gurung tries a through ball, but Emiliano Alfaro is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 50': Delay in match Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 50': Delay in match Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United) because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rino Anto.
- 52': Substitution, NorthEast United. Reagan Singh replaces Nirmal Chettri.
- 53': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Seityasen Singh.
- 55': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Kervens Belfort tries a through ball, but Duckens Nazon is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 57': Robin Gurung (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seityasen Singh.
- 60': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 61': Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Pratik Chowdhary replaces Rino Anto.
- 62': Substitution, NorthEast United. Robert Cullen replaces Katsumi Yusa.
- 65': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Isfhaq Ahmed tries a through ball, but Mohammed Rafi is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0. CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi.
- 68': Attempt saved. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi with a headed pass.
- 69': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Cedric Hengbart.
- 69': Substitution, NorthEast United. Holicharan Narzary replaces Robin Gurung.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mailson (NorthEast United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Romaric with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Dangerous play by Robert Cullen (NorthEast United).
- 70': Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Duckens Nazon.
- 72': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Rehenesh Paramba.
- 73': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Antonio German replaces Duckens Nazon.
- 73': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 75': Attempt saved. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kervens Belfort.
- 75': Offside, NorthEast United. Romaric tries a through ball, but Mailson is caught offside.
- 77': CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Wellington Priori (NorthEast United).
- 78': Foul by Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters).
- 78': Reagan Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Robert Cullen (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 79': Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Didier Kadio replaces Kervens Belfort.
- 80': Attempt saved. CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pratik Chowdhary.
- 81': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 81': Attempt saved. Mailson (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaric with a cross.
- 83': Attempt missed. Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romaric.
- 84': Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Wellington Priori.
- 85': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters).
- 85': Reagan Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Didier Kadio.
- 87': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Rehenesh Paramba.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by CK Vineeth with a cross.
- 88': Romaric (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt missed. Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 90': Foul by Reagan Singh (NorthEast United).
- 90': Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Reagan Singh (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
- 90'+1': Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Aaron Hughes (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United).
- 90'+4': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Sandesh Jhingan tries a through ball, but Mohammed Rafi is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0.
Statistics
 NEU |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 314 | Accurate Passes | 191 |
| 403 | Passes | 284 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 82 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 22 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 55,148
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 55,148
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Stack (GK) |
| 6 | Aaron Hughes |
| 5 | Cédric Hengbart |
| 31 | Rino Anto  |
| 21 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 20 | Mohammed Rafi |
| 88 | Azrack Mahamat |
| 11 | Isfhaq Ahmed |
| 78 | Duckens Nazon |
| 13 | C.K. Vineeth |
| 9 | Kervens Belfort |
NorthEast United FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Rehnesh Paramba (GK) |
| 5 | Didier Zokora |
| 27 | Mailson |
| 14 | Rowllin Borges |
| 16 | Robin Gurung |
| 4 | Nirmal Chettri |
| 6 | Romaric |
| 3 | Wellington Priori |
| 10 | Katsumi Yusa |
| 19 | Nicolás Vélez |
| 11 | Seityasen Singh |
| 9 | Emiliano Alfaro |
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