Indian Super League

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

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Bengaluru FC
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0 - 0
Chennaiyin FC

ISL 2020-21: Bengaluru FC keep wasteful Chennaiyin FC at bay

Wasteful finishing, and an inspired Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, saw BFC hold rivals Chennaiyin to a goalless draw.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Chennaiyin. Manuel Lanzarote tries a through ball, but Isma is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Isma (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rahim Ali.
  • 6': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Anirudh Thapa.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cleiton Silva.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Fran González (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Parag Shrivas with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin).
  • 8': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Hand ball by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Harmanjot Khabra.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru).
  • 15': Memo (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Ajith Kumar (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin).
  • 21': Foul by Ajith Kumar (Bengaluru).
  • 21': Isma (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Ajith Kumar (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Hand ball by Manuel Lanzarote (Chennaiyin).
  • 22': Offside, Bengaluru. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu tries a through ball, but Sunil Chhetri is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Udanta Singh (Bengaluru).
  • 23': Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru).
  • 24': Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Enes Sipovic (Chennaiyin).
  • 24': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Offside, Bengaluru. Harmanjot Khabra tries a through ball, but Sunil Chhetri is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
  • 25': Memo (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Udanta Singh (Bengaluru).
  • 29': Memo (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin).
  • 32': Parag Shrivas (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Offside, Chennaiyin. Memo tries a through ball, but Isma is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harmanjot Khabra.
  • 34': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Eli Sabiá.
  • 35': Hand ball by Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Paartalu.
  • 37': Foul by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
  • 37': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rahim Ali.
  • 39': Offside, Chennaiyin. Memo tries a through ball, but Isma is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin).
  • 39': Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Ajith Kumar.
  • 44': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
  • 44': Memo (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Manuel Lanzarote (Chennaiyin).
  • 44': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Ajith Kumar (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin).
  • 45'+2': Offside, Chennaiyin. Isma tries a through ball, but Rahim Ali is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bengaluru 0, Chennaiyin 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bengaluru 0, Chennaiyin 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Germanpreet Singh replaces Anirudh Thapa because of an injury.
  • 46': Foul by Parag Shrivas (Bengaluru).
  • 46': Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Ajith Kumar (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Isma (Chennaiyin).
  • 49': Foul by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
  • 49': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
  • 51': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Isma (Chennaiyin).
  • 52': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Paartalu.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isma.
  • 59': Offside, Chennaiyin. Germanpreet Singh tries a through ball, but Lallianzuala Chhangte is caught offside.
  • 60': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Thoi Singh replaces Rahim Ali.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Isma (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Lanzarote.
  • 61': Ajith Kumar (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 62': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Memo (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Parag Shrivas.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzarote.
  • 70': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Pratik Chowdhary.
  • 73': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 73': Substitution, Bengaluru. Xisco Hernández replaces Ajith Kumar.
  • 73': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Enes Sipovic.
  • 75': Offside, Bengaluru. Xisco Hernández tries a through ball, but Fran González is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Manuel Lanzarote (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isma.
  • 78': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
  • 78': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
  • 80': Hand ball by Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru).
  • 80': Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzarote (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 83': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru).
  • 83': Isma (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Isma (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Memo (Chennaiyin) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Enes Sipovic (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Isma (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 87': Foul by Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 87': Parag Shrivas (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Offside, Chennaiyin. Germanpreet Singh tries a through ball, but Isma is caught offside.
  • 90': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jerry Lalrinzuala.
  • 90': Foul by Manuel Lanzarote (Chennaiyin).
  • 90': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Enes Sipovic (Chennaiyin).
  • 90'+2': Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Eli Sabiá.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bengaluru 0, Chennaiyin 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bengaluru 0, Chennaiyin 0.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 6
53.1 Possession 46.9
14 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 228
359 Passes 320
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 72
36 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 6
3 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 11
20 Effective Clearances 19
20 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Location: Fatorda, Goa, India

Indian Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Mumbai City FC 6 +4 14
2 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 6 +11 13
3 Jamshedpur FC 6 +3 13
4 SC East Bengal 6 +12 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

BFC Bengaluru FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
55 Fran González
4 Pratik Chowdhary Yellow Card
19 Ajith Kumar Yellow Card
10 Harmanjot Khabra
27 Suresh Singh Wangjam
6 Erik Paartalu
29 Parag Satish Srivas
21 Udanta Singh
11 Sunil Chhetri
23 Cleiton Silva
Bengaluru FC Substitutes:
Namgyal Bhutia, Biswa Kumar Darjee, Ralte Lalthuammawia, Amay Morajkar, Naorem Roshan Singh, Kristian Opseth, Francisco Hernandez, Edmund Lalrindika, Muirang Wungyanyg.

CFC Chennaiyin FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Vishal Kaith (GK)
5 Enes Sipovic
13 Eli Sabiá
18 Jerry Lalrinzuala Yellow Card
2 Reagan Singh
14 Manuel Lanzarote
20 Memo
15 Anirudh Thapa
99 Esmaël Gonçalves Yellow Card
7 Lallianzuala Chhangte
24 Rahim Ali
Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:
Jakub Sylvestr, Karanjit Singh, Fatkhullo Fatkhulloev, Deepak Tangri, Thoi Singh, Abhijit Sarkar, Dhanpal Ganesh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Germanpreet Singh.

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