Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC, 2020-21 Indian Super League, Regular Season

· Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters FC
  • 5': Sergio Cidoncha
  • 45'+1': Gary Hooper (P)
FT
2 - 2
NorthEast United FC
  • 51': Kwesi Appiah
  • 90': Idrissa Sylla

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

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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

Indian Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Mumbai City FC 7 +5 17
2 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 7 +11 14
3 Bengaluru FC 7 +5 14
4 Jamshedpur FC 7 +3 14
Full Table

Line-Ups

KER 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 Yellow Card
22 Sergio Cidoncha
47 Puitea
7 Seityasen Singh
88 Gary Hooper
Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
Jordan Murray, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Ritwik Das, Prabhsukhan Gill, Jeakson Singh, Facundo Pereyra, Nongdamba Naorem, Lalruatthara, Denechandra Meitei.

NEU NorthEast United FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Subhasish Roy (GK)
16 Dylan Fox
19 Benjamin Lambot
5 Gurjinder Kumar Yellow Card
12 Ashutosh Mehta
6 Khassa Camara
10 Federico Gallego
45 Apuia
9 Kwesi Appiah
33 Rakesh Pradhan
7 Ninthoinganba Meetei
NorthEast United FC Substitutes:
Gurmeet Singh, Imran Khan, Idrissa Sylla, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Britto PM, Luis Machado, Fanai Lalrempuia, Nabin Rabha, Provat Lakra.

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