Chennaiyin FC vs ATK, 2017-18 Indian Super League, Regular Season

· Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC

65': Jeje Lalpekhlua
84': Iñigo Calderón
90'+1': Jeje Lalpekhlua

FT
3 - 2

ATK

77': Zequinha
89': Njazi Kuqi

About

Chennaiyin FC are hosting ATK at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Chennai, 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.
1': Foul by Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin).
1': Prabir Das (ATK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Bipin Singh (ATK) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Keegan Pereira.
7': Foul by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
7': Zequinha (ATK) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Bikramjit Singh (Chennaiyin).
8': Hitesh Sharma (ATK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Bipin Singh (ATK) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
11': Foul by Njazi Kuqi (ATK).
11': Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Zequinha (ATK) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bipin Singh.
15': Hand ball by Hitesh Sharma (ATK).
16': Attempt missed. Jaime Gavilán (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francis Fernandes.
22': Offside, Chennaiyin. Henrique Sereno tries a through ball, but Gregory Nelson is caught offside.
25': Offside, Chennaiyin. Jaime Gavilán tries a through ball, but Jeje Lalpekhlua is caught offside.
28': Corner, ATK. Conceded by Karanjit Singh.
29': Corner, ATK. Conceded by Dhanpal Ganesh.
30': Attempt missed. Njazi Kuqi (ATK) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Bipin Singh with a cross following a corner.
30': Attempt missed. Keegan Pereira (ATK) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rupert Nongrum following a corner.
31': Offside, ATK. Hitesh Sharma tries a through ball, but Njazi Kuqi is caught offside.
35': Attempt saved. Zequinha (ATK) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prabir Das.
36': Attempt missed. Jaime Gavilán (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
40': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Prabir Das.
41': Foul by Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin).
41': Zequinha (ATK) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, ATK. Conceded by Dhanpal Ganesh.
42': Attempt missed. Rupert Nongrum (ATK) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
43': Foul by Mailson (Chennaiyin).
43': Hitesh Sharma (ATK) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt missed. Hitesh Sharma (ATK) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zequinha following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Offside, Chennaiyin. Jerry Lalrinzuala tries a through ball, but Jeje Lalpekhlua is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 0, ATK 0.
45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 0, ATK 0.
47': Attempt saved. Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerry Lalrinzuala with a cross.
50': Attempt blocked. Jaime Gavilán (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Calderón.
51': Substitution, ATK. Ashutosh Mehta replaces Jordi Figueras.
54': Foul by Hitesh Sharma (ATK).
54': Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, ATK. Conceded by Mailson.
55': Offside, ATK. Conor Thomas tries a through ball, but Hitesh Sharma is caught offside.
57': Attempt missed. Prabir Das (ATK) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Njazi Kuqi.
59': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Anirudh Thapa replaces Bikramjit Singh.
61': Substitution, ATK. Robbie Keane replaces Bipin Singh.
61': Hand ball by Hitesh Sharma (ATK).
63': Conor Thomas (ATK) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin).
63': Foul by Zequinha (ATK).
63': Íñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rupert Nongrum.
65': Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jaime Gavilán with a cross following a corner.
65': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, ATK 0. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
66': Attempt saved. Njazi Kuqi (ATK) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Zequinha with a cross.
66': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Rupert Nongrum (ATK).
69': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Thoi Singh replaces Francis Fernandes.
70': Delay in match Jaime Gavilán (Chennaiyin) because of an injury.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Hitesh Sharma (ATK).
71': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Rene Mihelic replaces Jaime Gavilán because of an injury.
73': Corner, ATK. Conceded by Mailson.
74': Foul by Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin).
74': Rupert Nongrum (ATK) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
75': Keegan Pereira (ATK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, ATK 1. Zequinha (ATK) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
78': Attempt missed. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gregory Nelson.
80': Attempt saved. Njazi Kuqi (ATK) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zequinha with a through ball.
81': Foul by Rene Mihelic (Chennaiyin).
81': Prabir Das (ATK) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Substitution, ATK. Sampingiraj Shankar replaces Hitesh Sharma.
81': Offside, ATK. Prabir Das tries a through ball, but Njazi Kuqi is caught offside.
82': Foul by Rupert Nongrum (ATK).
82': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Keegan Pereira.
84': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, ATK 1. Íñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
86': Corner, ATK. Conceded by Mailson.
86': Attempt missed. Tom Thorpe (ATK) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zequinha with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt saved. Njazi Kuqi (ATK) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Keane with a through ball.
89': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, ATK 2. Njazi Kuqi (ATK) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
90'+1': Goal! Chennaiyin 3, ATK 2. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Foul by Njazi Kuqi (ATK).
90'+2': Íñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Njazi Kuqi (ATK).
90'+4': Mailson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Conor Thomas (ATK) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennaiyin).
90'+5': Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 3, ATK 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Chennaiyin 3, ATK 2.

Statistics

ATK		CFC
10	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	5
53.2	Possession	46.8
14	SHOTS	9
7	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
282	Accurate Passes	249
393	Passes	339
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	20
0.5	Cross %	0.3
89	Long Balls	71
40	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	18
15	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	24
18	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 17,192

Line-Ups

Chennaiyin FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Karanjit Singh (GK)
2	Henrique Sereno
27	Mailson
18	Jerry Lalrinzuala
14	Iñigo Calderón
8	Jaime Gavilan
17	Dhanpal Ganesh
6	Bikramjit Singh
12	Jeje Lalpekhlua
7	Gregory Nelson
30	Francis Fernandes

Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:

Jude Nworuh, Pawan Kumar, Thoi Singh, Rene Mihelic, Anirudh Thapa, Dhanachandra Singh, Mohammed Rafi.

ATK (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Debjit Majumder (GK)
5	Tom Thorpe
6	Jordi Figueras
20	Keegan Pereira
33	Prabir Das
18	Hitesh Sharma
17	Rupert Nongrum
4	Conor Thomas
99	Njazi Kuqi
29	Bipin Singh
87	Zequinha

ATK Substitutes:

Darren Caldeira, Robin Singh, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Kunzang Bhutia, Robbie Keane, Ashutosh Mehta, Shankar Sampingiraj.

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