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

· Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC

90'+2': Andre Schembri
90'+6': Nerijus Valskis

FT
2 - 1

Hyderabad

90'+5': Matthew Kilgallon

About

Chennaiyin FC are hosting Hyderabad 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 Marcelinho (Hyderabad).
1': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Attempt missed. Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro following a set piece situation.
5': Foul by Marcelinho (Hyderabad).
5': Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Bobô (Hyderabad).
7': Attempt blocked. Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.
10': Attempt blocked. Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro.
10': Attempt saved. Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Stankovic.
11': Offside, Hyderabad. Robin Singh tries a through ball, but Marcelinho is caught offside.
12': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad).
13': Offside, Chennaiyin. Rafael Crivellaro tries a through ball, but Masih Saighani is caught offside.
16': Attempt blocked. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro.
16': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Nikhil Poojari.
17': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
17': Kamaljit Singh (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Kamaljit Singh.
19': Attempt missed. Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro with a cross following a corner.
20': Bobô (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Masih Saighani (Chennaiyin).
22': Hand ball by Robin Singh (Hyderabad).
22': Attempt saved. Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
23': Mohammad Yasir (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Marko Stankovic (Hyderabad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelinho.
25': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thoi Singh.
27': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad).
27': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
28': Marko Stankovic (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt missed. Marcelinho (Hyderabad) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
30': Attempt missed. Bobô (Hyderabad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
32': Attempt blocked. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
32': Foul by Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin).
32': Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Offside, Chennaiyin. Lallianzuala Chhangte tries a through ball, but Thoi Singh is caught offside.
37': Attempt missed. Bobô (Hyderabad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelinho.
38': Attempt missed. Bobô (Hyderabad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
40': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin).
40': Rafa (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Edwin Sydney Vanspaul.
41': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Matthew Kilgallon.
42': Attempt blocked. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Attempt blocked. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.
43': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Matthew Kilgallon.
44': Bobô (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
45': Attempt missed. Robin Singh (Hyderabad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bobô.
45': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad).
45': Masih Saighani (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Offside, Hyderabad. Rohit Kumar tries a through ball, but Marcelinho is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Nikhil Poojari (Hyderabad).
45'+1': Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 0, Hyderabad 0.
45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 0, Hyderabad 0.
46': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad).
46': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt blocked. Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Attempt blocked. Marcelinho (Hyderabad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Yasir.
47': Foul by Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin).
47': Mohammad Yasir (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurtej Singh.
50': Attempt saved. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Masih Saighani.
50': Attempt saved. Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro.
50': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Kamaljit Singh.
54': Attempt missed. Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thoi Singh with a cross.
55': Offside, Hyderabad. Matthew Kilgallon tries a through ball, but Robin Singh is caught offside.
57': Attempt blocked. Robin Singh (Hyderabad) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
57': Attempt saved. Marcelinho (Hyderabad) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobô.
57': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Vishal Kaith.
58': Foul by Marcelinho (Hyderabad).
58': Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edwin Sydney Vanspaul.
59': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Kamaljit Singh.
60': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad).
60': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Bobô (Hyderabad).
60': Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Bobô (Hyderabad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.
64': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Eli Sabiá.
64': Attempt missed. Robin Singh (Hyderabad) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcelinho with a cross following a corner.
65': Substitution, Hyderabad. Gani Ahmmed Nigam replaces Bobô.
68': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin).
68': Rafa (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Dragos Firtulescu replaces Masih Saighani.
69': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Germanpreet Singh replaces Thoi Singh.
70': Attempt blocked. Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli Sabiá.
71': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Hyderabad).
74': Attempt blocked. Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
74': Robin Singh (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Offside, Hyderabad. Marcelinho tries a through ball, but Matthew Kilgallon is caught offside.
76': Foul by Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin).
76': Robin Singh (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Marcelinho (Hyderabad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
79': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurtej Singh.
80': Substitution, Hyderabad. Shankar Sampingiraj replaces Rohit Kumar.
80': Attempt missed. Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte with a cross following a corner.
82': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurtej Singh.
82': Substitution, Chennaiyin. André Schembri replaces Rafael Crivellaro.
83': Attempt saved. Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dragos Firtulescu with a cross.
84': Dragos Firtulescu (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Gurtej Singh (Hyderabad).
84': Gurtej Singh (Hyderabad) is shown the yellow card.
85': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Mohammad Yasir.
85': Substitution, Hyderabad. Abhisek Halder replaces Marcelinho.
85': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurtej Singh.
86': Attempt missed. Lucian Goian (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
86': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Kamaljit Singh.
88': Attempt missed. Mohammad Yasir (Hyderabad) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin).
90': Kamaljit Singh (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Hyderabad 0. André Schembri (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+2': André Schembri (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+5': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Edwin Sydney Vanspaul.
90'+5': Goal! Chennaiyin 1, Hyderabad 1. Matthew Kilgallon (Hyderabad) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Abhisek Halder with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Goal! Chennaiyin 2, Hyderabad 1. Nerijus Valskis (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dragos Firtulescu.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 2, Hyderabad 1.
0': Match ends, Chennaiyin 2, Hyderabad 1.

Statistics

HYD		CFC
14	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	12
5	Saves	2
43.3	Possession	56.7
14	SHOTS	23
3	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
199	Accurate Passes	286
287	Passes	377
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	10
17	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.4
67	Long Balls	69
29	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	8
10	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	7
29	Effective Clearances	12
29	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 7,500

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

Chennaiyin FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
31	Vishal Kaith (GK)
6	Lucian Goian
13	Eli Sabiá
5	Masih Saighani
3	Tondonba Singh
8	Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
50	Rafael Crivellaro
15	Anirudh Thapa
7	Lallianzuala Chhangte
11	Thoi Singh
9	Nerijus Valskis

Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:

Karanjit Singh, Dragos Firtulescu, Andre Schembri, Laldinliana Renthlei, Rahim Ali, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Germanpreet Singh.

Hyderabad (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Kamaljit Singh (GK)
4	Rafa
6	Matthew Kilgallon
13	Gurtej Singh
19	Rohit Kumar
15	Marko Stankovic
10	Marcelinho
32	Mohammad Yasir
27	Nikhil Poojari
23	Robin Singh
9	Bobô

Hyderabad Substitutes:

Sahil Panwar, Abhisek Halder, Shankar Sampingiraj, Gani Nigam, Laxmikant Kattimani, Ashish Rai, Sahil Tavora.

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