Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC, 2022-23 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super League
90'+3': ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC beat NorthEast United thanks to Alan Costa goal
Bengaluru FC got their season off to a winning start after a late Alan Costa header saw them beat NorthEast United FC 1-0
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Emil Benny (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru).
- 4': Attempt missed. Roy Krishna (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
- 6': Attempt saved. Bruno Ramires (Bengaluru) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roshan Singh.
- 6': Foul by Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United).
- 6': Roy Krishna (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
- 9': Foul by Michael Jakobsen (NorthEast United).
- 9': Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jon Gaztañaga.
- 14': Attempt missed. Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roshan Singh.
- 16': Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Prabir Das (Bengaluru).
- 17': Foul by Gaurav Bora (NorthEast United).
- 17': Roy Krishna (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jithin Subran (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 19': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Gaurav Bora.
- 23': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Ramires with a cross.
- 24': Offside, Bengaluru. Suresh Wangjam tries a through ball, but Sivasakthi Narayanan is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 30': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 34': Offside, Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri tries a through ball, but Sivasakthi Narayanan is caught offside.
- 37': Substitution, NorthEast United. Gani Nigam replaces Emil Benny.
- 38': Foul by Gani Nigam (NorthEast United).
- 38': Roshan Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roshan Singh with a cross.
- 39': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jon Gaztañaga (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jithin Subran (NorthEast United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Gani Nigam (NorthEast United).
- 42': Roshan Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Bengaluru. Prabir Das tries a through ball, but Sivasakthi Narayanan is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Roshan Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Prabir Das (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
- 45'+2': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bengaluru 0, NorthEast United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bengaluru 0, NorthEast United 0.
- 46': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jon Gaztañaga.
- 52': Foul by Jithin Subran (NorthEast United).
- 52': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru).
- 59': Romain Philippoteaux (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Gaurav Bora (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru).
- 60': Mohammed Irshad (NorthEast United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru).
- 61': Jon Gaztañaga (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 63': Offside, NorthEast United. Jon Gaztañaga tries a through ball, but Romain Philippoteaux is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Bengaluru. Jayesh Rane replaces Suresh Wangjam.
- 64': Substitution, Bengaluru. Javi Hernández replaces Roy Krishna.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Jon Gaztañaga (NorthEast United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Philippoteaux.
- 67': Corner, NorthEast United. Conceded by Alan Costa.
- 72': Attempt missed. Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Prabir Das with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, NorthEast United. Parthib Gogoi replaces Jithin Subran.
- 73': Substitution, Bengaluru. Udanta Singh replaces Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 73': Substitution, NorthEast United. Pragyan Gogoi replaces Mohammed Irshad.
- 75': Attempt saved. Pragyan Gogoi (NorthEast United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gurjinder Kumar.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jayesh Rane (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
- 76': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
- 76': Michael Jakobsen (NorthEast United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Matt Derbyshire (NorthEast United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Philippoteaux with a cross.
- 78': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Udanta Singh.
- 80': Foul by Michael Jakobsen (NorthEast United).
- 80': Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Javi Hernández (Bengaluru) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Ramires following a set piece situation.
- 81': Foul by Gani Nigam (NorthEast United).
- 81': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Gani Nigam (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, NorthEast United. Aaron Evans replaces Matt Derbyshire.
- 82': Substitution, NorthEast United. Imran Khan replaces Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha.
- 86': Imran Khan (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Arindam Bhattacharja.
- 87': Goal! Bengaluru 1, NorthEast United 0. Alan Costa (Bengaluru) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Offside, NorthEast United. Jon Gaztañaga tries a through ball, but Romain Philippoteaux is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Bengaluru. Parag Shrivas replaces Prabir Das.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bengaluru 1, NorthEast United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bengaluru 1, NorthEast United 0.
Statistics
 NEU |
BFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 205 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
| 275 | Passes | 314 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 14 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Location: Bangalore, India
Attendance: 19,379
Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Location: Bangalore, India
Attendance: 19,379
Indian Super League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 5 | +12 | 13 |
| 2 | Jamshedpur FC | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 3 | Mumbai City FC | 5 | +3 | 11 |
| 4 | FC Goa | 5 | +3 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Bengaluru FC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK) |
| 3 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 4 | Aleksandar Jovanovic |
| 5 | Alan |
| 6 | Bruno Ramires |
| 8 | Suresh Singh Wangjam |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri |
| 32 | Naorem Roshan Singh |
| 33 | Prabir Das |
| 39 | Sivasakthi Narayanan |
| 22 | Roy Krishna |
NorthEast United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Arindam Bhattacharya (GK) |
| 2 | Michael Jakobsen |
| 13 | Gaurav Bora  |
| 5 | Gurjinder Kumar |
| 16 | Mohammed Irshad |
| 91 | Jon Gaztañaga |
| 28 | Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha |
| 10 | Romain Philippoteaux |
| 27 | Matt Derbyshire |
| 18 | Jithin Ms |
| 15 | Emil Benny |
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