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

· Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC

32': Jeje Lalpekhlua
42': Gregory Nelson

FT
2 - 1

Bengaluru FC

57': Sunil Chhetri

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Chennaiyin FC are hosting Bengaluru 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.
3': Attempt saved. Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luisma.
8': Offside, Bengaluru. Erik Paartalu tries a through ball, but Luisma is caught offside.
9': Chris Herd (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru).
9': Offside, Chennaiyin. Renthlei Laldinliana tries a through ball, but Jeje Lalpekhlua is caught offside.
10': Chris Herd (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru).
12': Attempt missed. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Luisma.
17': Attempt missed. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Paartalu.
17': Foul by Rino Anto (Bengaluru).
17': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Chris Herd (Chennaiyin).
19': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Anirudh Thapa replaces Zohmingliana Ralte.
21': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Tondonba Singh.
21': Attempt blocked. Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luisma with a cross.
27': Attempt missed. Luisma (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xisco Hernández.
28': Attempt saved. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphael Augusto.
32': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Bengaluru 0. Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
34': Attempt blocked. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Attempt missed. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
38': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
39': Offside, Chennaiyin. Anirudh Thapa tries a through ball, but Gregory Nelson is caught offside.
39': Attempt missed. Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
42': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 0. Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renthlei Laldinliana with a cross.
45': Foul by Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin).
45': Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin).
45'+2': Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 0.
45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 0.
47': Foul by Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin).
47': Luisma (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Luisma (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rino Anto.
49': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Chris Herd.
51': Attempt saved. Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renthlei Laldinliana.
54': Substitution, Bengaluru. Kean Lewis replaces Luisma.
55': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Renthlei Laldinliana.
57': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 1. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xisco Hernández with a cross.
61': Chris Herd (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru).
62': Foul by Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru).
62': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Attempt saved. Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Augusto.
65': Foul by Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin).
65': Kean Lewis (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Foul by Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin).
66': Miku (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miku.
68': Attempt blocked. Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt saved. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Paartalu.
70': Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Thoi Singh replaces C.K. Vineeth.
76': Substitution, Bengaluru. Edmund Lalrindika replaces Erik Paartalu because of an injury.
77': Attempt blocked. Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kean Lewis.
77': Delay in match Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Chris Herd.
80': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Raphael Augusto.
82': Attempt saved. Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmund Lalrindika.
83': Offside, Chennaiyin. Raphael Augusto tries a through ball, but Gregory Nelson is caught offside.
84': Attempt missed. Edmund Lalrindika (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
85': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru).
85': Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru).
90': Substitution, Bengaluru. Ajay Chhetri replaces Harmanjot Khabra.
90': Attempt blocked. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xisco Hernández.
90': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Eli Sabiá.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Francis Fernandes (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregory Nelson.
90'+2': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Mohammed Rafi replaces Jeje Lalpekhlua.
90'+3': Foul by Ajay Chhetri (Bengaluru).
90'+3': Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Ajay Chhetri (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Edmund Lalrindika (Bengaluru).
90'+4': Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Edmund Lalrindika (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Nishu Kumar.
90'+5': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Sunil Chhetri.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Chennaiyin 2, Bengaluru 1.

Statistics

BFC		CFC
9	Fouls	6
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
59.3	Possession	40.7
13	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
435	Accurate Passes	264
520	Passes	348
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	21
0.4	Cross %	0.1
81	Long Balls	61
52	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	15
0.9	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	18
10	Effective Clearances	25
10	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 6,939

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 (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Karanjit Singh (GK)
13	Eli Sabiá
25	Zohmingliana Ralte
3	Tondonba Singh
26	Laldinliana Renthlei
19	Raphael Augusto
30	Francis Fernandes
29	Chris Herd
31	C.K. Vineeth
7	Gregory Nelson
12	Jeje Lalpekhlua

Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:

Mohammed Rafi, Thoi Singh, Sanjiban Ghosh, Anirudh Thapa, Germanpreet Singh, Hendry Antonay, Isaac Vanmalsawma.

Bengaluru FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
5	Juanan
13	Rino Anto
10	Harmanjot Khabra
2	Rahul Bheke
6	Erik Paartalu
22	Nishu Kumar
9	Luisma
19	Francisco Hernandez
11	Sunil Chhetri
7	Miku Fedor

Bengaluru FC Substitutes:

Ajay Chhetri, Kean Lewis, Soram Poirei, Sairut Kima, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Edmund Lalrindika, Gursimrat Singh.

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