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

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Chennaiyin FC

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Kerala Blasters FC

ISL 2020-21: Gomes saves point for Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC

Albino Gomes save Kerala Blasters [1200x675]

An Albino Gomes penalty save kept Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC goalless.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin).
2': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters).
2': Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Offside, Chennaiyin. Jakub Sylvestr tries a through ball, but Isma is caught offside.
7': Attempt missed. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
12': Foul by Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin).
12': Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters).
13': Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Facundo Pereyra (Kerala Blasters).
16': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Bakary Koné.
18': Offside, Chennaiyin. Reagan Singh tries a through ball, but Eli Sabiá is caught offside.
18': Offside, Chennaiyin. Rafael Crivellaro tries a through ball, but Isma is caught offside.
20': Foul by Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin).
20': Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt missed. Nongdamba Naorem (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Seityasen Singh.
23': Foul by Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin).
23': Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Facundo Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nishu Kumar.
26': Offside, Chennaiyin. Rafael Crivellaro tries a through ball, but Jakub Sylvestr is caught offside.
29': Attempt saved. Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seityasen Singh.
29': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Vishal Kaith.
30': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Rafael Crivellaro.
33': Foul by Nongdamba Naorem (Kerala Blasters).
33': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Deepak Tangri (Chennaiyin).
34': Rohit Kumar (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt blocked. Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Pereyra.
35': Attempt blocked. Nongdamba Naorem (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Rafael Crivellaro.
36': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Denechandra Meitei tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
39': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Enes Sipovic.
42': Offside, Chennaiyin. Eli Sabiá tries a through ball, but Jakub Sylvestr is caught offside.
44': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Jerry Lalrinzuala replaces Lalchhuanmawia Fanai because of an injury.
45': Foul by Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters).
45': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Foul by Nongdamba Naorem (Kerala Blasters).
45'+2': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Foul by Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters).
45'+4': First Half ends, Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
45': Second Half begins Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Rahul Kannoly Praveen replaces Seityasen Singh.
48': Attempt blocked. Isma (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.
49': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
50': Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
51': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Jessel Carneiro replaces Denechandra Meitei because of an injury.
51': Foul by Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin).
51': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Facundo Pereyra tries a through ball, but Rahul Kannoly Praveen is caught offside.
53': Foul by Isma (Chennaiyin).
53': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Bakary Koné.
55': Attempt missed. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
56': Hand ball by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
56': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev replaces Isma.
57': Attempt missed. Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Facundo Pereyra with a cross following a set piece situation.
58': Costa Nhamoinesu (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin).
59': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Jessel Carneiro.
61': Attempt missed. Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Deepak Tangri following a corner.
62': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
62': Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Facundo Pereyra (Kerala Blasters).
64': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni replaces Nongdamba Naorem.
66': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Costa Nhamoinesu.
66': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
66': Hand ball by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
67': Attempt saved. Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
69': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
69': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Pereyra with a through ball.
71': Attempt missed. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
74': Penalty Chennaiyin. Rafael Crivellaro draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) after a foul in the penalty area.
74': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Penalty saved! Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
76': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Albino Gomes.
76': Attempt missed. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
78': Foul by Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin).
78': Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin).
79': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Reagan Singh.
80': Foul by Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters).
80': Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Hand ball by Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev (Chennaiyin).
83': Foul by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters).
83': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Jeakson Singh replaces Rohit Kumar.
84': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Jordan Murray replaces Gary Hooper.
84': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Germanpreet Singh replaces Lallianzuala Chhangte.
85': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Memo replaces Rafael Crivellaro.
86': Costa Nhamoinesu (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin).
88': Offside, Chennaiyin. Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev tries a through ball, but Jakub Sylvestr is caught offside.
89': Foul by Memo (Chennaiyin).
89': Sergio Cidoncha (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Facundo Pereyra (Kerala Blasters).
90'+3': Jakub Sylvestr (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Enes Sipovic (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters).
90'+5': Memo (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
90'+5': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
0': Match ends, Chennaiyin 0, Kerala Blasters 0.

Statistics

KER		CFC
15	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
5	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	1
58.9	Possession	41.1
8	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
311	Accurate Passes	202
401	Passes	278
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	1
16	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	48
26	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	9
12	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	22
13	Effective Clearances	10
13	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: GMC Athletic Stadium
Location: Bambolin, Goa, India

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#	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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
31	Vishal Kaith (GK)
5	Enes Sipovic
13	Eli Sabiá
3	Lalchhuanmawia Fanai
2	Reagan Singh
10	Rafael Crivellaro
22	Deepak Tangri
7	Lallianzuala Chhangte
15	Anirudh Thapa
9	Jakub Sylvestr
99	Esmaël Gonçalves

Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:

Dhanpal Ganesh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Karanjit Singh, Germanpreet Singh, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Memo, Fatkhullo Fatkhulloev, Rahim Ali, Abhijit Sarkar.

Kerala Blasters FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
32	Albino Gomes (GK)
26	Costa Nhamoinesu
4	Bakary Koné
45	Denechandra Meitei
5	Nishu Kumar
22	Sergio Cidoncha
10	Facundo Pereyra
8	Rohit Kumar
88	Gary Hooper
16	Nongdamba Naorem
7	Seityasen Singh

Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:

Sahal Abdul Samad, Rahul Kannoly, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Lalruatthara, Jeakson Singh, Jessel Carneiro, Ritwik Das, Jordan Murray, Prabhsukhan Gill.

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