Indian Super League

NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC, 2021-22 Indian Super League, Regular Season

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NorthEast United FC
  • 50': Vishal Kaith (OG)
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Chennaiyin FC
  • 41': Lallianzuala Chhangte
  • 74': Anirudh Thapa

ISL 2021-22: Thapa, Chhangte help Chennaiyin see off NorthEast United

Anirudh Thapa's and Lallianzuala Chhangte's goals ensured Chennaiyin's perfect start to the season continued.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin).
  • 1': Provat Lakra (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United).
  • 7': Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Federico Gallego (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin).
  • 9': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Ariel Borysiuk.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimir Koman.
  • 13': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Subhasish Roy Chowdhury.
  • 14': Foul by Narayan Das (Chennaiyin).
  • 14': Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Federico Gallego (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khassa Camara.
  • 21': Foul by Federico Gallego (NorthEast United).
  • 21': Narayan Das (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (NorthEast United).
  • 24': Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Substitution, NorthEast United. Patrick Flottmann replaces Federico Gallego because of an injury.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hernán with a headed pass.
  • 27': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Gurjinder Kumar.
  • 28': Foul by Mirlan Murzaev (Chennaiyin).
  • 28': Provat Lakra (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ariel Borysiuk (Chennaiyin).
  • 30': Hernán (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Mathias Coureur (NorthEast United).
  • 34': Slavko Damjanovic (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
  • 35': Khassa Camara (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mashoor Shereef.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 39': Patrick Flottmann (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Hernán (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khassa Camara.
  • 40': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
  • 40': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Goal! NorthEast United 0, Chennaiyin 1. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Vladimir Koman (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Vladimir Koman (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Ariel Borysiuk (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reagan Singh.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Chennaiyin. Vladimir Koman tries a through ball, but Lallianzuala Chhangte is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, NorthEast United 0, Chennaiyin 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins NorthEast United 0, Chennaiyin 1.
  • 45': Substitution, NorthEast United. Lalkhawpuimawia replaces Pragyan Sundar Gogoi.
  • 45': Substitution, NorthEast United. Manvir Singh replaces Laldanmawia Ralte.
  • 46': Foul by Mirlan Murzaev (Chennaiyin).
  • 46': Provat Lakra (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Suhair Vadakkepeedika (NorthEast United).
  • 48': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Slavko Damjanovic (Chennaiyin).
  • 48': Mathias Coureur (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Lalkhawpuimawia (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Provat Lakra with a cross.
  • 50': Own Goal by Vishal Kaith, Chennaiyin. NorthEast United 1, Chennaiyin 1.
  • 51': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Mashoor Shereef.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Slavko Damjanovic (Chennaiyin) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Koman with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Khassa Camara.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lalkhawpuimawia (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 54': Foul by Hernán (NorthEast United).
  • 54': Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin).
  • 55': Hernán (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Reagan Singh (Chennaiyin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Mashoor Shereef.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Slavko Damjanovic (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Koman with a cross.
  • 59': Ariel Borysiuk (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Mathias Coureur (NorthEast United).
  • 60': Hand ball by Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin).
  • 63': Offside, Chennaiyin. Rahim Ali tries a through ball, but Mirlan Murzaev is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Lalkhawpuimawia (NorthEast United).
  • 64': Vladimir Koman (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Lalkhawpuimawia (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mashoor Shereef.
  • 67': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
  • 67': Lallianzuala Chhangte (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Hernán (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Manvir Singh.
  • 68': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Vishal Kaith.
  • 72': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Mashoor Shereef.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Rahim Ali (Chennaiyin) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vladimir Koman with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Goal! NorthEast United 1, Chennaiyin 2. Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mirlan Murzaev.
  • 77': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Lukasz Gikiewicz replaces Mirlan Murzaev.
  • 78': Substitution, NorthEast United. Rochharzela replaces Suhair Vadakkepeedika.
  • 78': Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United).
  • 78': Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Lukasz Gikiewicz (Chennaiyin).
  • 81': Patrick Flottmann (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Lukasz Gikiewicz (Chennaiyin).
  • 82': Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Substitution, NorthEast United. Sehnaj Singh replaces Hernán.
  • 84': Foul by Rochharzela (NorthEast United).
  • 84': Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Khassa Camara (NorthEast United).
  • 86': Vladimir Koman (Chennaiyin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Ariel Borysiuk (Chennaiyin) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Ninthoinganba Meetei replaces Rahim Ali.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chennaiyin. Conceded by Rochharzela.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Chennaiyin. Edwin Vanspaul replaces Lallianzuala Chhangte.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Mashoor Shereef (NorthEast United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, NorthEast United 1, Chennaiyin 2.
  • 0': Match ends, NorthEast United 1, Chennaiyin 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
50.4 Possession 49.6
11 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
298 Accurate Passes 299
388 Passes 394
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 64
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 13
13 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
20 Interceptions 24
5 Effective Clearances 16
5 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

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

Indian Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4 +12 12
2 Jamshedpur FC 4 +4 12
3 FC Goa 4 +3 8
4 Mumbai City FC 4 +2 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEU NorthEast United FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Subhasish Roy (GK)
66 Mashoor Shereef Yellow Card
14 Hernán
5 Gurjinder Kumar
4 Provat Lakra
6 Khassa Camara Yellow Card
10 Federico Gallego
43 Pragyan Gogoi
19 Mathias Coureur
15 Suhair VP
17 Laldanmawia Ralte
NorthEast United FC Substitutes:
Rochharzela, Sehnaj Singh, Manvir Singh, Lalkhawpuimawia, Pragyan Mehdi, Tondonba Singh, Patrick Flottman, Sanjiban Ghosh, Mohammed Irshad.

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

No. Name
13 Vishal Kaith (GK)
21 Narayan Das
23 Slavko Damjanovic
18 Jerry Lalrinzuala
2 Reagan Singh Yellow Card
77 Vladimir Koman
15 Anirudh Thapa
16 Ariel Borysiuk
11 Rahim Ali
17 Mirlan Murzaev
7 Lallianzuala Chhangte
Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:
Balaji Ganesan, Salam Ranjan Singh, Debjit Majumder, Lukasz Gikiewicz, Syed Suhail Pasha, Jobby Justin, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Germanpreet Singh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul.

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