Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2018-19 Indian Super League, Regular Season

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Chennaiyin FC are hosting Kerala Blasters FC 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 Nikola Krcmarevic (Kerala Blasters).
1': Iñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Cyril Kali.
2': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Mohammad Rakip.
3': Attempt missed. Isaac Vanmalsawma (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael Augusto with a cross.
4': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Mohammad Rakip.
5': Dheeraj Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin).
6': Attempt saved. Andrea Orlandi (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Vanmalsawma with a cross.
8': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mailson.
8': Attempt saved. Zakeer Mundampara (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kizito Keziron.
15': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
15': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
16': Attempt missed. Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Orlandi with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt blocked. Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.
20': Attempt missed. Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Orlandi with a cross following a corner.
21': Attempt missed. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Orlandi following a corner.
21': Foul by Mohammad Rakip (Kerala Blasters).
21': Isaac Vanmalsawma (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt missed. Iñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Orlandi with a cross following a set piece situation.
27': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Anas Edathodika.
29': Hand ball by Cyril Kali (Kerala Blasters).
30': Attempt saved. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eli Sabiá with a headed pass.
30': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
31': Offside, Chennaiyin. Renthlei Laldinliana tries a through ball, but Jeje Lalpekhlua is caught offside.
33': Attempt missed. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua following a fast break.
41': Attempt missed. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeje Lalpekhlua.
42': Attempt missed. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jerry Lalrinzuala with a cross.
45': Attempt missed. Halicharan Narzary (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kizito Keziron.
45'+1': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
50': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Renthlei Laldinliana.
52': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sanjiban Ghosh.
53': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Andrea Orlandi.
55': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krcmarevic (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakeer Mundampara.
55': Attempt saved. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kizito Keziron.
55': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mailson.
57': Attempt blocked. Halicharan Narzary (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kizito Keziron.
57': Delay in match Nikola Krcmarevic (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Seminlen Doungel replaces Nikola Krcmarevic because of an injury.
60': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Rakip (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakeer Mundampara.
61': Foul by Kizito Keziron (Kerala Blasters).
61': Iñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt saved. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Orlandi with a cross.
64': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Seminlen Doungel tries a through ball, but Matej Poplatnik is caught offside.
66': Attempt blocked. Andrea Orlandi (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Halicharan Narzary.
66': Dheeraj Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin).
68': Delay in match Zakeer Mundampara (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
70': Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Andrea Orlandi (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Vanmalsawma.
73': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Carlos Salom replaces Andrea Orlandi.
74': Foul by Iñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin).
74': Halicharan Narzary (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sanjiban Ghosh.
77': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Sandesh Jhingan replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
80': Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kizito Keziron.
81': Attempt blocked. Cyril Kali (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matej Poplatnik.
81': Attempt missed. Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Halicharan Narzary with a headed pass.
83': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Anirudh Thapa replaces Jeje Lalpekhlua.
83': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Iñigo Calderón.
84': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sanjiban Ghosh.
84': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Halicharan Narzary tries a through ball, but Zakeer Mundampara is caught offside.
87': Attempt missed. Matej Poplatnik (Kerala Blasters) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sandesh Jhingan with a cross.
88': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Anas Edathodika.
88': Attempt missed. Iñigo Calderón (Chennaiyin) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa with a cross following a corner.
90': Attempt missed. Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iñigo Calderón.
90': Delay in match Isaac Vanmalsawma (Chennaiyin) because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Francis Fernandes replaces Isaac Vanmalsawma because of an injury.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.

Statistics

KER		CFC
4	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	2
58.1	Possession	41.9
10	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
379	Accurate Passes	229
479	Passes	325
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	12
13	Crosses	31
0.1	Cross %	0.4
77	Long Balls	52
30	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	12
11	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
17	Interceptions	13
20	Effective Clearances	10
20	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 13,017

Indian Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	SC East Bengal	13	+19	26
2	Mohun Bagan Super Giant	13	+14	26
3	Mumbai City FC	13	+8	25
4	Bengaluru FC	13	+6	23

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chennaiyin FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
33	Sanjiban Ghosh (GK)
13	Eli Sabiá
27	Mailson
14	Iñigo Calderón
18	Jerry Lalrinzuala
26	Laldinliana Renthlei
10	Andrea Orlandi
19	Raphael Augusto
24	Isaac Vanmalsawma
11	Thoi Singh
12	Jeje Lalpekhlua

Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:

Karanjit Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Germanpreet Singh, Zohmingliana Ralte, Tondonba Singh, Carlos Salóm, Francis Fernandes.

Kerala Blasters FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Dheeraj Moirangthem (GK)
15	Anas Edathodika
7	Cyril Kali
4	Nemanja Lakic-Pesic
12	Mohammad Rakip
18	Sahal Abdul Samad
6	Nikola Krcmarevic
22	Zakeer Mundampara
10	Matej Poplatnik
19	Halicharan Narzary
17	Kizito Keziron

Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:

Suraj Rawat, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Sandesh Jhingan, Naveen Kumar, Lalruatthara, Seminlen Doungel, C.K. Vineeth.

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