NIORT. Mumbai City overcome Kerala Blasters to win 2-1. It was Mumbai City to strike first with a goal of Jorge Pereyra Díaz at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Apuia gave the win to Mumbai City in the 66′ minute with a goal. Mumbai City made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
Mumbai City remained in 10 after Yoëll van Nieff received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Miloš Drinčić received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Kerala Blasters lost the match.
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 Pratik Mondal who had the assistance of Sumanta Dutta and . The 4th official was Harish Kundu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.18 degrees Celsius or 84.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Mumbai City
2 - 1
Kerala Blasters
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 113 Attack 75
- 78 Dangerous attack 53
- 98 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 9
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Mumbai City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Kerala Blasters was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mumbai City had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mumbai City won the match.
Mumbai City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kerala Blasters shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Mumbai City received 3 yellow cards (Abdenasser El Khayati, Gurkirat Singh and Yoëll van Nieff). On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters received 8 yellow cards (Prabir Das, Sandeep Singh, Frank Dauwen, , Jeakson Singh, Prabir Das, Adrian Luna and Freddy Lallawmawma).
(Mumbai City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Kerala Blasters didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Miloš Drinčić (Kerala Blasters) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After this encounter, Mumbai City has 7 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters stays with 6 points (4th).
Next matches
Mumbai City – Formation
Mumbai City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: Phurba Tempa Lachenpa , Rahul Bheke , Rostyn Griffiths , Mehtab Singh , Akash Mishra , Apuia , Yoëll van Nieff , Greg Stewart , Lallianzuala Chhangte , Jorge Pereyra Díaz and Th. Bipin Singh .
The home team had on the bench: Hmingthan Mawia, Tiri , Vikram Pratap Singh , Gurkirat Singh , Sanjeev Stalin, Jayesh Rane, Bhaskar Roy, Abdenasser El Khayati and Franklin Robin Nazareth.
Substitutions
Mumbai City made 4 changes: Lallianzuala Chhangte for Vikram Pratap Singh (80′), Jorge Pereyra Díaz for Gurkirat Singh (83′), Akash Mishra for Tiri (84′) and Greg Stewart for Abdenasser El Khayati (68′).
Best player: Yoëll van Nieff
The most impressive player for Mumbai City was Yoëll van Nieff even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.
