NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2020-21 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super LeagueISL 2020-21: NorthEast United beat Kerala Blasters to seal playoffs berth
Goals from Suhair VP and Lalengmawia helped NEUFC confirm a place in the top four a 2-0 win over Kerala Blasters.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Jessel Carneiro.
- 2': Attempt missed. Dylan Fox (NorthEast United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Luís Machado with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Attempt missed. Imran Khan (NorthEast United) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high.
- 6': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Provat Lakra.
- 7': Attempt missed. Bakary Koné (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jessel Carneiro with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 10': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters).
- 15': Imran Khan (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jordan Murray (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni.
- 18': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Benjamin Lambot.
- 20': Substitution, NorthEast United. Gurjinder Kumar replaces Provat Lakra because of an injury.
- 21': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Dylan Fox.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jordan Murray (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Imran Khan (NorthEast United).
- 22': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Hand ball by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
- 25': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gurjinder Kumar.
- 26': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 26': Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 28': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Goal! NorthEast United 1, Kerala Blasters 0. Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 35': Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Jordan Murray (Kerala Blasters).
- 35': Offside, NorthEast United. Khassa Camara tries a through ball, but Nim Dorjee Tamang is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gurjinder Kumar.
- 39': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Imran Khan.
- 41': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 41': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 43': Nim Dorjee Tamang (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 45': Khassa Camara (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nim Dorjee Tamang (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luís Machado with a cross.
- 45': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Costa Nhamoinesu.
- 45'+1': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Costa Nhamoinesu.
- 45'+1': Goal! NorthEast United 2, Kerala Blasters 0. Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dylan Fox following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandeep Singh with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, NorthEast United 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Second Half begins NorthEast United 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Juande replaces Bakary Koné.
- 47': Foul by Imran Khan (NorthEast United).
- 47': Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 52': Foul by Juande (Kerala Blasters).
- 52': Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 53': Nim Dorjee Tamang (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Imran Khan (NorthEast United).
- 54': Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters).
- 55': Khassa Camara (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Luís Machado (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Deshorn Brown (NorthEast United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 60': Imran Khan (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Lalthathanga Khawlhring replaces Costa Nhamoinesu.
- 61': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 61': Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, NorthEast United. Federico Gallego replaces Luís Machado.
- 63': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
- 63': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Substitution, NorthEast United. Britto PM replaces Imran Khan.
- 65': Britto PM (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Lalengmawia.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lalthathanga Khawlhring with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Britto PM (NorthEast United).
- 70': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
- 71': Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Vicente Gómez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Dylan Fox.
- 73': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Benjamin Lambot.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandeep Singh.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Gallego.
- 77': Attempt missed. Federico Gallego (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 77': Offside, NorthEast United. Benjamin Lambot tries a through ball, but Suhair Vadakkepeedika is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Seityasen Singh replaces Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
- 80': Foul by Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 80': Khassa Camara (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, NorthEast United. Benjamin Lambot tries a through ball, but Britto PM is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gurjinder Kumar.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Juande (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Deshorn Brown (NorthEast United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Gallego.
- 86': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Givson Singh replaces Gary Hooper.
- 86': Attempt missed. Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khassa Camara.
- 87': Foul by Lalengmawia (NorthEast United).
- 87': Givson Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Murray.
- 90'+1': Substitution, NorthEast United. Ashutosh Mehta replaces Suhair Vadakkepeedika.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Seityasen Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high. Assisted by Jordan Murray.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, NorthEast United 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 0': Match ends, NorthEast United 2, Kerala Blasters 0.
Statistics
 KER |
NEU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 45 | Possession | 54 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
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 | 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 |
Line-Ups
NorthEast United FC
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Subhasish Roy (GK) |
| 16 | Dylan Fox |
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot |
| 4 | Provat Lakra |
| 29 | Nim Dorjee Tamang |
| 6 | Khassa Camara |
| 8 | Imran Khan  |
| 45 | Apuia |
| 26 | Deshorn Brown |
| 20 | Luis Machado |
| 15 | Suhair VP |
Kerala Blasters FC
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Albino Gomes (GK) |
| 26 | Costa Nhamoinesu |
| 4 | Bakary Koné |
| 14 | Jessel Carneiro |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh |
| 25 | Vicente Gómez |
| 15 | Jeakson Singh |
| 17 | Rahul Kannoly |
| 6 | Prasanth Karuthadathkuni |
| 9 | Jordan Murray |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
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