Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC, 2017-18 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super LeagueAbout
Kerala Blasters FC are hosting NorthEast United FC
at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kochi, India, starting on
. The match is a part of the Indian Super League.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters).
- 3': Sambinha (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Marcinho (NorthEast United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Díaz.
- 4': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Paul Rachubka.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Martín Díaz (NorthEast United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcinho with a cross.
- 5': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Rino Anto.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Sambinha (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcinho with a cross.
- 6': Hand ball by Jackichand Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 6': Foul by Marcinho (NorthEast United).
- 6': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Wes Brown tries a through ball, but Mark Sifneos is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt missed. Holicharan Narzary (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danilo Cezario.
- 9': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Siam Hanghal tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Rino Anto.
- 12': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Siam Hanghal.
- 14': Foul by Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters).
- 14': Sambinha (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Courage Pekuson.
- 16': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 16': Holicharan Narzary (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters).
- 17': Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Danilo Cezario (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcinho.
- 19': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.
- 19': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 24': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0. C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rino Anto with a cross.
- 26': Foul by C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters).
- 26': Sambinha (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Seminlen Doungel (NorthEast United).
- 26': Nemanja Lakic-Pesic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United).
- 30': Foul by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic (Kerala Blasters).
- 30': Marcinho (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Marcinho (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rowllin Borges.
- 32': C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Martín Díaz (NorthEast United).
- 36': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Rino Anto.
- 36': Foul by Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters).
- 36': Sambinha (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Nirmal Chettri.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Marcinho (NorthEast United) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Rehenesh Paramba (NorthEast United).
- 42': Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Rehenesh Paramba (NorthEast United) is shown the red card.
- 45': Substitution, NorthEast United. Ravi Kumar replaces Holicharan Narzary.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lalruatthara Lalruatthara.
- 47': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sambinha.
- 48': Attempt missed. Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lalruatthara Lalruatthara following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Seminlen Doungel (NorthEast United).
- 49': Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sambinha.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jackichand Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by C.K. Vineeth with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Siam Hanghal (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Courage Pekuson.
- 53': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Wes Brown tries a through ball, but Jackichand Singh is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters).
- 55': Marcinho (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rino Anto.
- 57': Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Courage Pekuson.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jackichand Singh with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by José Gonçalves.
- 59': Substitution, NorthEast United. Luis Páez replaces Marcinho.
- 60': Offside, NorthEast United. Seminlen Doungel tries a through ball, but Danilo Cezario is caught offside.
- 61': Delay in match Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters).
- 63': Luis Páez (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jackichand Singh (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Martín Díaz (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Páez.
- 68': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Milan Singh replaces Jackichand Singh.
- 71': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.
- 71': Attempt missed. Reagan Singh (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Danilo Cezario (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seminlen Doungel.
- 73': Delay in match Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, NorthEast United. Odaïr Fortes replaces José Gonçalves.
- 76': Foul by Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United).
- 76': Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Luis Páez (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milan Singh following a set piece situation.
- 79': Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Martín Díaz (NorthEast United).
- 80': Delay in match Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 81': Martín Díaz (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Foul by Mark Sifneos (Kerala Blasters).
- 82': Sambinha (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Milan Singh tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
- 84': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Milan Singh tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt saved. Seminlen Doungel (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sambinha.
- 86': Danilo Cezario (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters).
- 87': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 87': Attempt missed. Danilo Cezario (NorthEast United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Odaïr Fortes with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Rino Anto (Kerala Blasters).
- 90': Seminlen Doungel (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Nirmal Chettri.
- 90'+2': Delay in match Courage Pekuson (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Iain Hume replaces Courage Pekuson.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nirmal Chettri (NorthEast United).
- 90'+4': Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0.
Statistics
 NEU |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 269 |
| 311 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 9 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 33,868
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 33,868
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Rachubka (GK) |
| 4 | Nemanja Lakic-Pesic |
| 21 | Sandesh Jhingan  |
| 39 | Lalruatthara |
| 31 | Rino Anto |
| 6 | Wes Brown |
| 99 | Courage Pekuson |
| 19 | Siam Hanghal |
| 29 | Mark Sifneos |
| 13 | C.K. Vineeth |
| 20 | Jackichand Singh |
NorthEast United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Rehnesh Paramba (GK)  |
| 5 | Jose Goncalves |
| 3 | Sambinha |
| 12 | Reagan Singh |
| 4 | Nirmal Chettri |
| 10 | Márcinho |
| 21 | Martín Díaz |
| 14 | Rowllin Borges |
| 99 | Danilo Cezario |
| 11 | Halicharan Narzary |
| 9 | Seminlen Doungel |
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