Indian Super League

NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League

· Indian Super League
NorthEast United FC
  • 55': Katsumi Yusa
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1 - 0
Kerala Blasters FC

    Katsumi gives NorthEast winning start

    NorthEast United got their Indian Super League campaign off to a winning start, as they beat Kerala Blasters 1-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters).
    • 2': Gustavo Lazzaretti (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Holicharan Narzary (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Lazzaretti.
    • 4': Foul by Vinit Rai (Kerala Blasters).
    • 4': Romaric (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
    • 9': Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters).
    • 11': Mailson (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters).
    • 12': Nicolás Vélez (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Robin Gurung (NorthEast United).
    • 14': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, NorthEast United. Nicolás Vélez tries a through ball, but Emiliano Alfaro is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters).
    • 22': Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Romaric (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Alfaro.
    • 25': Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Offside, NorthEast United. Romaric tries a through ball, but Nicolás Vélez is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters).
    • 32': Romaric (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kervens Belfort.
    • 34': Foul by Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United).
    • 34': Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 37': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
    • 38': Offside, NorthEast United. Holicharan Narzary tries a through ball, but Emiliano Alfaro is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Vélez.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isfhaq Ahmed with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Alfaro.
    • 43': Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Romaric (NorthEast United).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Reagan Singh (NorthEast United) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rowllin Borges.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, NorthEast United 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
    • 0': Match ends, NorthEast United 1, Kerala Blasters 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins NorthEast United 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sandesh Jhingan with a cross.
    • 48': Foul by Vinit Rai (Kerala Blasters).
    • 48': Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Nicolás Vélez (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romaric.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi with a headed pass.
    • 51': Foul by Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters).
    • 51': Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Robin Gurung (NorthEast United).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isfhaq Ahmed.
    • 55': Goal! NorthEast United 1, Kerala Blasters 0. Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Vélez with a cross.
    • 58': Delay in match Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
    • 59': Delay in match (NorthEast United).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Aaron Hughes (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United).
    • 60': Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Subrata Paul.
    • 61': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Emiliano Alfaro.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Subrata Paul.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinit Rai with a cross.
    • 64': Substitution, NorthEast United. Wellington Priori replaces Nicolás Vélez.
    • 66': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Michael Chopra replaces Didier Kadio.
    • 66': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United).
    • 72': Attempt saved. Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romaric.
    • 72': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Graham Stack.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain.
    • 74': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Antonio German tries a through ball, but Kervens Belfort is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Gurwinder Singh replaces Vinit Rai.
    • 75': Delay in match Romaric (NorthEast United) because of an injury.
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Duckens Nazon replaces Antonio German.
    • 77': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Cedric Hengbart.
    • 78': Substitution, NorthEast United. Didier Zokora replaces Romaric.
    • 80': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United).
    • 81': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters).
    • 81': Katsumi Yusa (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Didier Zokora (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters).
    • 85': Delay in match Holicharan Narzary (NorthEast United) because of an injury.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, NorthEast United. Nirmal Chettri replaces Holicharan Narzary.
    • 89': Foul by Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United).
    • 89': Isfhaq Ahmed (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters).
    • 90'+1': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
    • 90'+2': Aaron Hughes (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Wellington Priori (NorthEast United).
    • 90'+2': Emiliano Alfaro (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, NorthEast United 1, Kerala Blasters 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    49.3 Possession 50.7
    10 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    257 Accurate Passes 269
    344 Passes 358
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 85
    32 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    6 Effective Clearances 10
    11 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Indian Super League

    Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
    Location: Guwahati, India
    Attendance: 27,629

    Line-Ups

    NEU NorthEast United FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Subrata Pal (GK)
    22 Gustavo Lazzaretti
    27 Mailson
    16 Robin Gurung
    12 Reagan Singh
    10 Katsumi Yusa
    14 Rowllin Borges Yellow Card
    6 Romaric
    9 Emiliano Alfaro
    19 Nicolás Vélez
    18 Halicharan Narzary
    NorthEast United FC Substitutes:
    Rehnesh Paramba, Fanai Lalrempuia, Shouvik Ghosh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sumeet Passi, Nirmal Chettri, Seityasen Singh, Wellington, Didier Zokora, Wellington Priori, Jerry Mawihmingthanga.

    KER Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Graham Stack (GK)
    6 Aaron Hughes
    5 Cédric Hengbart
    11 Isfhaq Ahmed
    21 Sandesh Jhingan
    14 Mehtab Hossain
    8 Vinit Rai
    57 Didier Kadio
    10 Antonio German
    20 Mohammed Rafi
    9 Kervens Belfort Yellow Card
    Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
    Moniruzzaman Ansari, Ouzin Ndoye, Farukh Choudhary, Sandip Nandy, Michael Chopra, Kunal Sawant, Gurwinder Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Duckens Nazon, Pratik Chowdhary.

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