NorthEast United FC vs SC East Bengal, 2020-21 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super League
FT
2 - 0
2 - 0
ISL 2020-21: NorthEast United hand SC East Bengal third straight loss
East Bengal dominated possesion once again, but an own goal, and a stunning NorthEast United counter saw them crash to their third straight loss.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United).
- 2': Jacques Maghoma (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Ashutosh Mehta (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Attempt saved. Scott Neville (SC East Bengal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma with a cross.
- 5': Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
- 9': Offside, SC East Bengal. Scott Neville tries a through ball, but Balwant Singh is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Lalengmawia (NorthEast United).
- 11': Jacques Maghoma (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Mashoor Shereef.
- 13': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal).
- 13': Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Balwant Singh (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Neville.
- 15': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 22': Foul by Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United).
- 22': Wahengbam Angousana (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United).
- 22': Jacques Maghoma (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sehnaj Singh following a set piece situation.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Luís Machado (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ninthoinganba Meetei.
- 24': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Ninthoinganba Meetei.
- 27': Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United).
- 30': Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
- 33': Own Goal by Surchandra Singh, SC East Bengal. NorthEast United 1, SC East Bengal 0.
- 34': Hand ball by Idrissa Sylla (NorthEast United).
- 35': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Mashoor Shereef.
- 35': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Lalengmawia.
- 39': Offside, NorthEast United. Mashoor Shereef tries a through ball, but Idrissa Sylla is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wahengbam Angousana.
- 44': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Mohammed Irshad.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt saved. Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Ashutosh Mehta.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Narayan Das (SC East Bengal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Neville with a cross.
- 45'+2': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Ninthoinganba Meetei.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, NorthEast United 1, SC East Bengal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins NorthEast United 1, SC East Bengal 0.
- 45': Substitution, NorthEast United. Provat Lakra replaces Ashutosh Mehta.
- 45': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Chekiyot Vineeth replaces Balwant Singh.
- 46': Offside, SC East Bengal. Mohammed Irshad tries a through ball, but Scott Neville is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Luís Machado (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lalengmawia.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Idrissa Sylla.
- 52': Foul by Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United).
- 52': Matti Steinmann (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Scott Neville (SC East Bengal).
- 53': Luís Machado (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
- 55': Matti Steinmann (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ninthoinganba Meetei.
- 59': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
- 59': Jacques Maghoma (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chekiyot Vineeth.
- 61': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Mashoor Shereef.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Foul by Ninthoinganba Meetei (NorthEast United).
- 63': Mohammed Irshad (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, NorthEast United. Dylan Fox replaces Mashoor Shereef.
- 64': Substitution, NorthEast United. Rochharzela replaces Luís Machado.
- 64': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Abhishek Ambekar replaces Narayan Das.
- 65': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Mohammed Rafique replaces Wahengbam Angousana.
- 65': Foul by Rochharzela (NorthEast United).
- 65': Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 71': Attempt missed. Idrissa Sylla (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khassa Camara following a fast break.
- 74': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Eugeneson Lyngdoh replaces Mohammed Irshad.
- 74': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eugeneson Lyngdoh.
- 78': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (SC East Bengal).
- 78': Ninthoinganba Meetei (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, NorthEast United. Suhair Vadakkepeedika replaces Idrissa Sylla.
- 79': Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
- 81': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 81': Matti Steinmann (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khassa Camara.
- 81': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Eugeneson Lyngdoh.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Provat Lakra.
- 84': Foul by Eugeneson Lyngdoh (SC East Bengal).
- 84': Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Eugeneson Lyngdoh (SC East Bengal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Sehnaj Singh (SC East Bengal).
- 88': Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, NorthEast United. Imran Khan replaces Lalengmawia.
- 89': Sehnaj Singh (SC East Bengal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Debjit Majumder (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Sehnaj Singh (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 90'+1': Goal! NorthEast United 2, SC East Bengal 0. Rochharzela (NorthEast United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suhair Vadakkepeedika following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rochharzela (NorthEast United).
- 90'+4': Jacques Maghoma (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Eugeneson Lyngdoh with a cross.
- 90'+5': Anthony Pilkington (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, NorthEast United 2, SC East Bengal 0.
- 0': Match ends, NorthEast United 2, SC East Bengal 0.
Statistics
 EBEN |
NEU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.6 | Possession | 36.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 200 |
| 495 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 30 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 24 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 9 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Tilak Maidan
Location: Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
Venue: Tilak Maidan
Location: Vasco da Gama, 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
NorthEast United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gurmeet Singh (GK) |
| 66 | Mashoor Shereef |
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot |
| 5 | Gurjinder Kumar |
| 12 | Ashutosh Mehta  |
| 6 | Khassa Camara |
| 9 | Kwesi Appiah |
| 45 | Apuia |
| 11 | Idrissa Sylla |
| 20 | Luis Machado |
| 7 | Ninthoinganba Meetei |
SC East Bengal (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Debjit Majumder (GK) |
| 26 | Sehnaj Singh |
| 66 | Mohammed Irshad |
| 2 | Scott Neville |
| 14 | Wahengbam Angousana Luwang |
| 6 | Ville Matti Steinmann |
| 21 | Narayan Das |
| 29 | Surchandra Singh |
| 15 | Balwant Singh |
| 19 | Jacques Maghoma |
| 22 | Anthony Pilkington |
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