Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC, 2020-21 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Casanova, NorthEast prove a point again to extend Kerala's wait for first win
Just like in their win against Mumbai, NorthEast's resolve earned them a deserving point vs Kerala Blasters.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Rakesh Pradhan (NorthEast United).
- 1': Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters).
- 2': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Lalengmawia (NorthEast United).
- 4': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
- 4': Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0. Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Seityasen Singh with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 10': Foul by Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United).
- 10': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters).
- 12': Foul by Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 12': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Costa Nhamoinesu (Kerala Blasters).
- 14': Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Ninthoinganba Meetei (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwesi Appiah.
- 22': Federico Gallego (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters).
- 23': Attempt missed. Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Cidoncha.
- 26': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Nishu Kumar.
- 27': Foul by Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United).
- 27': Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Hand ball by Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 28': Costa Nhamoinesu (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United).
- 30': Attempt missed. Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Gallego.
- 34': Foul by Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters).
- 34': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Khassa Camara (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sergio Cidoncha.
- 36': Offside, NorthEast United. Federico Gallego tries a through ball, but Kwesi Appiah is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters).
- 36': Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters).
- 41': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Jessel Carneiro.
- 42': Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Dylan Fox (NorthEast United).
- 44': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Lalengmawia.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Costa Nhamoinesu (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seityasen Singh with a cross.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Costa Nhamoinesu (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45': Penalty Kerala Blasters. Lalthathanga Khawlhring draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Rakesh Pradhan (NorthEast United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 0. Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Costa Nhamoinesu.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Gallego with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 0.
- 45': Substitution, NorthEast United. Britto PM replaces Rakesh Pradhan.
- 46': Britto PM (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters).
- 47': Foul by Dylan Fox (NorthEast United).
- 47': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Lalengmawia (NorthEast United).
- 48': Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Jessel Carneiro.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Gallego with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Fox.
- 51': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Vicente Gómez.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Federico Gallego with a cross.
- 51': Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 1. Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United).
- 53': Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters).
- 56': Attempt missed. Federico Gallego (NorthEast United) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khassa Camara with a cross.
- 57': Attempt saved. Britto PM (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khassa Camara.
- 57': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Nishu Kumar.
- 58': Foul by Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United).
- 58': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
- 60': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United).
- 61': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Federico Gallego (NorthEast United).
- 64': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni replaces Lalthathanga Khawlhring.
- 64': Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters).
- 65': Penalty NorthEast United. Lalengmawia draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Penalty missed! Still Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 1. Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 70': Ninthoinganba Meetei (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Jeakson Singh replaces Rohit Kumar.
- 71': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Facundo Pereyra replaces Sergio Cidoncha.
- 71': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
- 71': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, NorthEast United. Idrissa Sylla replaces Kwesi Appiah.
- 72': Substitution, NorthEast United. Luís Machado replaces Federico Gallego.
- 77': Substitution, NorthEast United. Lalrempuia Fanai replaces Ninthoinganba Meetei.
- 79': Offside, NorthEast United. Khassa Camara tries a through ball, but Idrissa Sylla is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters).
- 80': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Jordan Murray replaces Gary Hooper.
- 83': Attempt missed. Idrissa Sylla (NorthEast United) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Gurjinder Kumar.
- 85': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Vicente Gómez.
- 87': Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Jordan Murray (Kerala Blasters).
- 89': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
- 89': Jordan Murray (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Hand ball by Lalengmawia (NorthEast United).
- 90': Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 2. Idrissa Sylla (NorthEast United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gurjinder Kumar.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Britto PM (NorthEast United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+4': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Seityasen Singh.
- 90'+5': Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Idrissa Sylla (NorthEast United).
- 90'+6': Foul by Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United).
- 90'+6': Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 2.
Statistics
 NEU |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 317 |
| 368 | Passes | 391 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: GMC Athletic Stadium
Location: Bambolin, Goa, India
Venue: GMC Athletic Stadium
Location: Bambolin, Goa, India
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 |
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Albino Gomes (GK) |
| 26 | Costa Nhamoinesu |
| 4 | Bakary Koné |
| 25 | Vicente Gómez |
| 14 | Jessel Carneiro |
| 5 | Nishu Kumar |
| 8 | Rohit Kumar  |
| 22 | Sergio Cidoncha |
| 47 | Puitea |
| 7 | Seityasen Singh |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
NorthEast United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Subhasish Roy (GK) |
| 16 | Dylan Fox |
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot |
| 5 | Gurjinder Kumar |
| 12 | Ashutosh Mehta |
| 6 | Khassa Camara |
| 10 | Federico Gallego |
| 45 | Apuia |
| 9 | Kwesi Appiah |
| 33 | Rakesh Pradhan |
| 7 | Ninthoinganba Meetei |
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