Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League
· Indian Super League
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Diego Forlan's hat-trick crushes Kerala
Diego Forlan scored the first hat-trick of the 2016 season to take Mumbai City FC to the top of the table after a 5-0 thrashing of Kerala Blasters.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 2': Delay in match Gérson (Mumbai City) because of an injury.
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Goal! Mumbai City 1, Kerala Blasters 0. Diego Forlán (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Defederico with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt missed. Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krisztian Vadócz with a headed pass.
- 12': Attempt saved. Diego Forlán (Mumbai City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Krisztian Vadócz with a headed pass.
- 12': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Graham Stack.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Sunil Chhetri (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Defederico with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 13': Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Goal! Mumbai City 2, Kerala Blasters 0. Diego Forlán (Mumbai City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 16': Foul by Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City).
- 16': Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte (Mumbai City).
- 18': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gérson.
- 19': Foul by Krisztian Vadócz (Mumbai City).
- 19': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Diego Forlán (Mumbai City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 33': Offside, Mumbai City. Sehnaj Singh tries a through ball, but Matías Defederico is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 34': Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Hand ball by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 36': Offside, Mumbai City. Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte tries a through ball, but Matías Defederico is caught offside.
- 38': Offside, Mumbai City. Gérson tries a through ball, but Matías Defederico is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Matías Defederico (Mumbai City).
- 39': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Offside, Mumbai City. Diego Forlán tries a through ball, but Cafu is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 41': Attempt missed. Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 42': Attempt missed. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Didier Kadio.
- 45': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 45': Sunil Chhetri (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Gérson (Mumbai City).
- 45': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Mumbai City 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 0': Match ends, Mumbai City 5, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mumbai City 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Thongkhosiem Haokip replaces Pratik Chowdhary.
- 45': Substitution, Mumbai City. Lalchhuanmawia Fanai replaces Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte.
- 47': Foul by Cafu (Mumbai City).
- 47': Thongkhosiem Haokip (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Delay in match Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Attempt missed. Thongkhosiem Haokip (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain.
- 50': Cafu (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
- 51': Attempt missed. Diego Forlán (Mumbai City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 53': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 55': Cafu (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
- 57': Attempt saved. CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rino Anto.
- 57': Attempt saved. Matías Defederico (Mumbai City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cafu.
- 57': Attempt missed. Krisztian Vadócz (Mumbai City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 58': Delay in match Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) because of an injury.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Anwar Ali.
- 61': Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Matías Defederico (Mumbai City).
- 61': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Anwar Ali.
- 62': Attempt saved. CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 63': Goal! Mumbai City 3, Kerala Blasters 0. Diego Forlán (Mumbai City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cafu.
- 65': Offside, Mumbai City. Krisztian Vadócz tries a through ball, but Diego Forlán is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Lalchhuanmawia Fanai.
- 66': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Sandesh Jhingan tries a through ball, but Cedric Hengbart is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Mumbai City. Facundo Cardozo replaces Diego Forlán.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Mumbai City).
- 69': Goal! Mumbai City 4, Kerala Blasters 0. Cafu (Mumbai City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matías Defederico.
- 70': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Mehtab Hossain tries a through ball, but CK Vineeth is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Isfhaq Ahmed replaces Mehtab Hossain.
- 73': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 73': Goal! Mumbai City 5, Kerala Blasters 0. Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matías Defederico with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
- 75': Matías Defederico (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Gurwinder Singh replaces Sandesh Jhingan.
- 77': Foul by Gérson (Mumbai City).
- 77': Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters).
- 78': Sunil Chhetri (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Sunil Chhetri (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Defederico.
- 81': Substitution, Mumbai City. Sony Norde replaces Matías Defederico.
- 81': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Sony Norde (Mumbai City).
- 82': Attempt missed. Thongkhosiem Haokip (Kerala Blasters) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio German with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Lucian Goian.
- 83': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sehnaj Singh.
- 86': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Cafu (Mumbai City).
- 89': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters).
- 89': Krisztian Vadócz (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
- 89': Gérson (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Offside, Mumbai City. Sunil Chhetri tries a through ball, but Sony Norde is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Josu (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rino Anto.
- 90'+2': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Amrinder Singh.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gurwinder Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 90'+2': Krisztian Vadócz (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Gurwinder Singh (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Mumbai City 5, Kerala Blasters 0.
Statistics
 KER |
MCFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 377 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 483 | Passes | 383 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 28 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 89 | Long Balls | 88 |
| 48 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 18 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 16 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena
Location: Mumbai, India
Attendance: 7,583
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena
Location: Mumbai, India
Attendance: 7,583
Line-Ups
Mumbai City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amrinder Singh (GK) |
| 18 | Lucian Goian |
| 5 | Anwar Ali |
| 21 | Lalhmangaihsanga |
| 26 | Sehnaj Singh |
| 10 | Diego Forlán |
| 6 | Krisztián Vadócz |
| 4 | Gérson |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri |
| 22 | Cafu |
| 20 | Matías Defederico |
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Stack (GK) |
| 5 | Cédric Hengbart |
| 21 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 99 | Josu |
| 2 | Pratik Chowdhary |
| 14 | Mehtab Hossain |
| 88 | Azrack Mahamat |
| 31 | Rino Anto |
| 13 | C.K. Vineeth |
| 10 | Antonio German |
| 57 | Didier Kadio |
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