Indian Super League

Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin FC, 2017-18 Indian Super League, Final

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  • 9': Sunil Chhetri
  • 90'+2': Miku Fedor
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2 - 3
  • 17': Mailson
  • 45': Mailson
  • 67': Raphael Augusto

Spirited Chennaiyin break BFC hearts to lift second title

Mailson Alves' two headers in the first half helped Chennaiyin FC fight back from a goal down to beat the hosts Bengaluru FC 3-2 in the final.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 6': Offside, Chennaiyin. Raphael Augusto tries a through ball, but Francis Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 9': Goal! Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 0. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 12': Offside, Chennaiyin. Francis Fernandes tries a through ball, but Jeje Lalpekhlua is caught offside.
  • 15': Offside, Chennaiyin. Gregory Nelson tries a through ball, but Francis Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gregory Nelson.
  • 16': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
  • 17': Goal! Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 1. Mailson (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gregory Nelson with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 18': Attempt missed. John Johnson (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dimas with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin).
  • 22': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Gregory Nelson.
  • 25': Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by John Johnson (Bengaluru).
  • 27': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dhanpal Ganesh with a headed pass.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Bikramjit Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gregory Nelson.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Boithang Haokip (Bengaluru) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Dimas (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rahul Bheke.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Boithang Haokip (Bengaluru) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Udanta Singh.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gregory Nelson.
  • 44': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Erik Paartalu.
  • 44': Delay in match Dimas (Bengaluru) because of an injury.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Goal! Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 2. Mailson (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gregory Nelson with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Substitution, Bengaluru. Víctor Pérez replaces Dimas because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 2.
  • 46': Foul by Víctor Pérez (Bengaluru).
  • 46': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 49': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. John Johnson (Bengaluru) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Pérez with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Mailson.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Bikramjit Singh.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
  • 51': Offside, Bengaluru. Miku tries a through ball, but Udanta Singh is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Víctor Pérez (Bengaluru).
  • 52': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Henrique Sereno (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
  • 53': Mailson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by John Johnson.
  • 56': Foul by Miku (Bengaluru).
  • 56': Karanjit Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennaiyin).
  • 57': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Juanan (Bengaluru).
  • 58': Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Bengaluru. Nishu Kumar replaces Boithang Haokip.
  • 61': Substitution, Bengaluru. Daniel Segovia replaces Erik Paartalu.
  • 62': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Anirudh Thapa replaces Bikramjit Singh.
  • 63': Foul by Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru).
  • 63': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by John Johnson.
  • 64': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru).
  • 64': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Goal! Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 3. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
  • 72': Foul by Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin).
  • 72': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 74': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Karanjit Singh.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by John Johnson (Bengaluru).
  • 74': Íñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Delay in match Íñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Daniel Segovia (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennaiyin).
  • 77': Foul by Miku (Bengaluru).
  • 77': Mailson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru).
  • 78': Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jerry Lalrinzuala following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Foul by Miku (Bengaluru).
  • 80': Karanjit Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
  • 85': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Offside, Chennaiyin. Íñigo Calderón tries a through ball, but Francis Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miku.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Segovia.
  • 88': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Jaime Gavilán replaces Raphael Augusto.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jaime Gavilán (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
  • 90': Foul by Francis Fernandes (Chennaiyin).
  • 90': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru).
  • 90'+1': Francis Fernandes (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Bengaluru 2, Chennaiyin 3. Miku (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Udanta Singh with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by John Johnson (Bengaluru).
  • 90'+3': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Thoi Singh replaces Francis Fernandes.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bengaluru 2, Chennaiyin 3.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Bengaluru 2, Chennaiyin 3.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 2
49.9 Possession 50.1
11 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
257 Accurate Passes 259
352 Passes 347
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
82 Long Balls 59
26 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 14
18 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
21 Effective Clearances 12
21 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Location: Bangalore, India
Attendance: 25,753

Line-Ups

BFC Bengaluru FC (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
16 Erik Paartalu
5 Juanan
6 John Johnson
14 Dimas Delgado
21 Udanta Singh
8 Lenny Rodrigues Yellow Card
17 Boithang Haokip
2 Rahul Bheke
11 Sunil Chhetri
7 Miku Fedor

CFC Chennaiyin FC (4-2-3-1)

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

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