Indian Super League

FT Saturday, March 17, 2018
Chennaiyin FC DDWDW 3
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Bengaluru FC DWWDW 2
1st2ndT
CFC213
BFC112
Sree Kanteerava Stadium · 25,753 att.

Match Report

Faheem Hussain / ISL / SPORTZPICS

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.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:32 'We just lost the game, not the league' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

BFC · 3-5-2

  1. 1Gurpreet Singh SandhuG
  2. 16Erik PaartaluCD
  3. 5JuananCD-L
  4. 6John JohnsonCD-R
  5. 14Dimas DelgadoCM-L
  6. 21Udanta SinghCM-R
  7. 8Lenny RodriguesAM
  8. 17Boithang HaokipLM
  9. 2Rahul BhekeRM
  10. 11Sunil ChhetriCF-L
  11. 7Miku FedorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Toni DovaleSUB
  2. 44Víctor PérezSUB
  3. 28Ralte LalthuammawiaSUB
  4. 20Alwyn GeorgeSUB
  5. 22Nishu KumarSUB
  6. 12Daniel SegoviaSUB
  7. 4Zohmingliana RalteSUB

CFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karanjit SinghG
  2. 2Henrique SerenoCD-L
  3. 27MailsonCD-R
  4. 18Jerry LalrinzualaLB
  5. 14Iñigo CalderónRB
  6. 19Raphael AugustoAM
  7. 6Bikramjit SinghLM
  8. 17Dhanpal GaneshRM
  9. 12Jeje LalpekhluaF
  10. 7Gregory NelsonAM-L
  11. 30Francis FernandesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Rene MihelicSUB
  2. 20Mohammed RafiSUB
  3. 11Thoi SinghSUB
  4. 9Jude NworuhSUB
  5. 15Anirudh ThapaSUB
  6. 13Pawan KumarSUB
  7. 8Jaime GavilanSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Bengaluru 1, Chennaiyin 0. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 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.
  3. 22' Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bengaluru. Víctor Pérez replaces Dimas because of an injury.
  6. 61' Substitution, Bengaluru. Nishu Kumar replaces Boithang Haokip.
  7. 61' Substitution, Bengaluru. Daniel Segovia replaces Erik Paartalu.
  8. 62' Substitution, Chennaiyin. Anirudh Thapa replaces Bikramjit Singh.
  9. 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.
  10. 78' Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 88' Substitution, Chennaiyin. Jaime Gavilán replaces Raphael Augusto.
  13. 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.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Chennaiyin. Thoi Singh replaces Francis Fernandes.

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