Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2019-20 Indian Super League, Regular Season

· Indian Super League
Chennaiyin FC
  • 4': Andre Schembri
  • 30': Lallianzuala Chhangte
  • 40': Nerijus Valskis
  • Red Card 90'+3': Eli Sabiá
FT
3 - 1
Kerala Blasters FC
  • 14': Bartholomew Ogbeche

About

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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters).
  • 1': Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin).
  • 3': Mohammad Rakip (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
  • 3': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Jeakson Thaunaojam.
  • 4': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Kerala Blasters 0. André Schembri (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Raju Eknath Gaikwad.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Raju Eknath Gaikwad.
  • 13': Foul by Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 13': Mario Arqués (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
  • 14': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Kerala Blasters 1. Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Arqués following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Offside, Chennaiyin. Nerijus Valskis tries a through ball, but Lallianzuala Chhangte is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin).
  • 19': Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Rakip following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin).
  • 22': Vlatko Drobarov (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin).
  • 23': Vlatko Drobarov (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters).
  • 23': Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Hand ball by Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters).
  • 25': Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, Kerala Blasters 1. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nerijus Valskis.
  • 32': Offside, Chennaiyin. Rafael Crivellaro tries a through ball, but Nerijus Valskis is caught offside.
  • 37': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala Blasters).
  • 37': Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.
  • 40': Goal! Chennaiyin 3, Kerala Blasters 1. Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 41': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin).
  • 41': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 44': Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala Blasters).
  • 45'+8': Foul by Vlatko Drobarov (Kerala Blasters).
  • 45'+8': Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 3, Kerala Blasters 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 3, Kerala Blasters 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Moustapha Gning replaces Bartholomew Ogbeche because of an injury.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Moustapha Gning (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Messi Bouli.
  • 47': Foul by Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin).
  • 47': Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Vlatko Drobarov (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Arqués with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Offside, Chennaiyin. Rafael Crivellaro tries a through ball, but André Schembri is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Raju Eknath Gaikwad (Kerala Blasters).
  • 50': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 51': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
  • 51': Mario Arqués (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Offside, Chennaiyin. Germanpreet Singh tries a through ball, but Lallianzuala Chhangte is caught offside.
  • 53': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Vlatko Drobarov.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moustapha Gning.
  • 56': Foul by Mohammad Rakip (Kerala Blasters).
  • 56': Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Thoi Singh replaces Nerijus Valskis.
  • 58': Foul by Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 58': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 59': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jeakson Thaunaojam (Kerala Blasters).
  • 61': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Sahal Abdul Samad replaces Seityasen Singh.
  • 64': Foul by André Schembri (Chennaiyin).
  • 64': Vlatko Drobarov (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Vlatko Drobarov (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Arqués with a headed pass.
  • 72': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Dragos Firtulescu replaces Rafael Crivellaro.
  • 72': Offside, Chennaiyin. Edwin Sydney Vanspaul tries a through ball, but André Schembri is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin).
  • 73': Moustapha Gning (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Lucian Goian.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 77': Offside, Chennaiyin. Dragos Firtulescu tries a through ball, but Thoi Singh is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Dragos Firtulescu (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Dragos Firtulescu (Chennaiyin).
  • 81': Jeakson Thaunaojam (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters).
  • 82': Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 83': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Samuel Lalmuanpuia replaces Mohammad Rakip.
  • 83': Vishal Kaith (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin).
  • 84': Samuel Lalmuanpuia (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 85': Samuel Lalmuanpuia (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Samuel Lalmuanpuia (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Arqués.
  • 90': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Rahim Ali replaces André Schembri.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
  • 90'+3': Raphael Messi Bouli (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Second yellow card to Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Messi Bouli.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 3, Kerala Blasters 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chennaiyin 3, Kerala Blasters 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 0
68.3 Possession 31.7
11 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 167
553 Passes 248
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 75
26 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 10
11 Effective Clearances 19
11 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 11,597

Indian Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 SC East Bengal 11 +18 22
2 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 11 +13 22
3 Mumbai City FC 12 +6 22
4 Jamshedpur FC 12 +5 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
31 Vishal Kaith (GK) Yellow Card
6 Lucian Goian
13 Eli Sabiá Yellow Card
3 Tondonba Singh
8 Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
50 Rafael Crivellaro
28 Germanpreet Singh Yellow Card
15 Anirudh Thapa
9 Nerijus Valskis
7 Lallianzuala Chhangte
27 Andre Schembri
Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:
Laldinliana Renthlei, Rahim Ali, Masih Saighani, Thoi Singh, Dragos Firtulescu, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Sanjiban Ghosh.

KER Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Rehnesh Paramba (GK)
5 Raju Gaikwad
33 Vlatko Drobarov
14 Jessel Carneiro
2 Mohammad Rakip
8 Seityasen Singh
55 Jeakson Singh
6 Mario Arques
11 Prasanth Karuthadathkuni
10 Bartholomew Ogbeche
28 Raphael Messi Bouli
Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
Abdul Hakku Nediyodath, Moustapha Gning, Sahal Abdul Samad, Lalruatthara, Samuel Lalmuanpuia, Bilal Khan, Halicharan Narzary.

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