Indian Super League

NorthEast United FC vs FC Pune City, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League

· Indian Super League
NorthEast United FC
  • 81': Romaric
FT
1 - 0
FC Pune City

    Romaric goal gives NorthEast much-needed win

    Romaric's 81st minute free-kick helped NorthEast United beat Pune 1-0, breaking a six-match winless streak.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Subrata Paul.
    • 5': Foul by Mailson (NorthEast United).
    • 5': Jonatan Lucca (Pune City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Narayan Das (Pune City).
    • 9': Seityasen Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Eduardo Ferreira (Pune City).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Mohamed Sissoko.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Romaric (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Katsumi Yusa with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Foul by Dharmaraj Ravanan (Pune City).
    • 13': Nicolás Vélez (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Didier Zokora.
    • 15': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Salam Singh.
    • 15': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Subrata Paul.
    • 17': Aníbal (Pune City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Aníbal (Pune City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Romaric (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Vélez.
    • 20': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Dharmaraj Ravanan.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Jonatan Lucca (Pune City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaric.
    • 24': Foul by Aníbal (Pune City).
    • 24': Mailson (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Salam Singh.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Eduardo Ferreira (Pune City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jonatan Lucca with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Vélez (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Alfaro.
    • 28': Delay in match Momar Ndoye (Pune City) because of an injury.
    • 29': Substitution, Pune City. Gustavo Oberman replaces Momar Ndoye because of an injury.
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Shouvik Ghosh.
    • 31': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Narayan Das.
    • 37': Aníbal (Pune City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Didier Zokora (NorthEast United).
    • 38': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Aníbal.
    • 40': Foul by Arata Izumi (Pune City).
    • 40': Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Mailson (NorthEast United).
    • 40': Narayan Das (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Aníbal (Pune City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Oberman.
    • 42': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Mailson.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Gustavo Oberman (Pune City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Sissoko.
    • 44': Eduardo Ferreira (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Romaric (NorthEast United).
    • 45': Romaric (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jonatan Lucca (Pune City).
    • 45'+2': Romaric (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Jonatan Lucca (Pune City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, NorthEast United 0, Pune City 0.
    • 45'+3': Mohamed Sissoko (Pune City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, NorthEast United 1, Pune City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins NorthEast United 0, Pune City 0.
    • 46': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Lenny Rodrigues.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Salam Singh (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mailson with a headed pass.
    • 49': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Eduardo Ferreira.
    • 52': Foul by Arata Izumi (Pune City).
    • 52': Romaric (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Arata Izumi (Pune City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Arata Izumi (Pune City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United).
    • 54': Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Offside, NorthEast United. Romaric tries a through ball, but Nicolás Vélez is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Gustavo Oberman (Pune City).
    • 55': Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Didier Zokora (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 56': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Lenny Rodrigues.
    • 58': Foul by Gustavo Oberman (Pune City).
    • 58': Salam Singh (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Mohamed Sissoko (Pune City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Vélez.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Romaric (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Salam Singh (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mailson.
    • 70': Substitution, NorthEast United. Holicharan Narzary replaces Seityasen Singh.
    • 70': Lenny Rodrigues (Pune City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 74': Substitution, Pune City. Pitu replaces Jonatan Lucca.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Romaric (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Pitu (Pune City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arata Izumi.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Oberman (Pune City) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pitu.
    • 80': Hand ball by Eduardo Ferreira (Pune City).
    • 81': Goal! NorthEast United 1, Pune City 0. Romaric (NorthEast United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Foul by Salam Singh (NorthEast United).
    • 83': Gustavo Oberman (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Delay in match Romaric (NorthEast United) because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, Pune City. Dramane Traoré replaces Aníbal.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Substitution, NorthEast United. Robert Cullen replaces Nicolás Vélez.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Shouvik Ghosh.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dharmaraj Ravanan (Pune City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Pune City. Dharmaraj Ravanan tries a through ball, but Eduardo Ferreira is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Pitu (Pune City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Oberman.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, NorthEast United. Wellington Priori replaces Emiliano Alfaro.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Arata Izumi (Pune City) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduardo Ferreira.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, NorthEast United 1, Pune City 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 3
    48.9 Possession 51.1
    12 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    277 Accurate Passes 298
    383 Passes 405
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    27 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    74 Long Balls 80
    30 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    16 Effective Tackles 8
    22 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    16 Effective Clearances 33
    16 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: Indian Super League

    Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
    Location: Guwahati, India

    Line-Ups

    NEU NorthEast United FC (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Subrata Pal (GK)
    5 Didier Zokora Yellow Card
    27 Mailson
    14 Rowllin Borges Yellow Card
    26 Shouvik Ghosh
    2 Salam Ranjan Singh
    10 Katsumi Yusa
    6 Romaric
    19 Nicolás Vélez
    11 Seityasen Singh
    9 Emiliano Alfaro
    NorthEast United FC Substitutes:
    Sumeet Passi, Sasha Aneff, Robert Cullen, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Fanai Lalrempuia, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Robin Gurung, Halicharan Narzary, Rehnesh Paramba, Wellington Priori, Wellington.

    PUNE FC Pune City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Apoula Edima Édel (GK)
    19 Gouramangi Moraingtem Singh
    6 Eduardo Soares
    25 Narayan Das
    18 Dharmaraj Ravanan
    7 Jonatan Lucca Yellow Card
    22 Mohamed Sissoko Yellow Card
    24 Lenny Rodrigues
    9 Aníbal
    11 Momar Ndoye
    21 Arata Izumi Yellow Card
    FC Pune City Substitutes:
    Bruno Herrero, Pitu, Jesús Rodríguez, Yumnam Raju, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Rahul Bheke, Augustin Fernandes, Gustavo Oberman, Sanju Pradhan, Arindam Bhattacharya, Dramane Traoré.

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