NIORT. Mumbai City bested NorthEast United to win 2-1. J. Pereyra was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Mumbai City to strike first with a goal of Jorge Pereyra Díaz at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jorge Pereyra Díaz gave the win to Mumbai City in the 38′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Mumbai City was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Senthil Nathan who was helped by and . The 4th official was Rahul Kumar Gupta. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 28.31 degrees Celsius or 82.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
NorthEast United
1 - 2
Mumbai City
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 72 Attack 83
- 37 Dangerous attack 59
- 31 Ball safe 42
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Mumbai City had a superior ball possession 62% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mumbai City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mumbai City won the contest.
NorthEast United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Mumbai City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
NorthEast United received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Ali Bemammer). Regarding the opposition, Mumbai City received 3 yellow cards (Akash Mishra, Greg Stewart and Yoëll van Nieff).
Match Timeline
Standings
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
After this contest, NorthEast United stays with 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. On the other side, Mumbai City has 3 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Mumbai City will play away agasint Odisha FC on the 28th of September with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Mumbai City (3 draws).
NorthEast United – Formation
NorthEast United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Juan Pedro Benali decided to play with the following team: Mirshad Michu , Soraisham Dinesh Singh , Asheer Akhtar , Yaser Hamed , Ngasepam Tondonba Singh , Mohamed Ali Bemammer , Romain Philippoteaux , Néstor Albiach , Konsam Phalguni Singh , Parthib Gogoi and Manvir Singh .
The home team had on the bench: Dipesh Chauhan, Gaurav Bora, Pragyan Sundar Gogoi , Gani Nigam, Jithin MS, Hira Mondal, Redeem Tlang , Huidrom Thoi Singh and Ibson .
Substitutions
NorthEast United made 3 changes: Manvir Singh for Ibson (60′), Romain Philippoteaux for Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (60′) and Parthib Gogoi for Redeem Tlang (73′).
Best player: Parthib Gogoi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NorthEast United was Parthib Gogoi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
