NorthEast United
NorthEast United 2-4 Hyderabad FC: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Colaco’s Brilliance Helps the Nizams Past the Highlanders
The 11th matchday of the Indian Super League got underway tonight, and the first match saw 7th-placed NorthEast United face Hyderabad FC, who were a spot above them in the table. The Highlanders were winless in five, so they desperately needed three points, while Hyderabad FC had rediscovered their mojo in that 4-1 success over Chennaiyin FC, so they wanted to build on that momentum. An important clash was set to ensue, and here’s what we made of it: Report Within three minutes, Joel Chianese beat three defenders as he got to the byline on the right, turned inside and poked the ball across to Aridane Santana, who turned it in from close range. Took what four players out by dribbling from the wings till the 6 yard box and putting it on a plate, brilliant — Raghu (@Raghunandhanan_) January 8...
ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 NorthEast United: Report, Ratings & Reaction as the Mariners Ease Past the Highlanders
After an exciting clash between SC East Bengal and Odisha FC, the Indian Super League’s action continued on Sunday with a matchday 10 opener involving 2nd-placed ATK Mohun Bagan and 6th-placed NorthEast United. The Mariners were on a four-match unbeaten streak, while the away side had failed to win any of their last four. An intriguing battle was brewing, and here’s what we made of it: Report The first chance of the match came in the 18th minute after a cagey start as Carl McHugh got a free header from Edu García’s free-kick, but he missed high. ATK Mohun Bagan got into a few good crossing positions in the first half and delivered some good balls too, but they never really tested Gurmeet Singh with their headers, so it was comfortably goalless at the break. The Mariners finally took the le...
ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 NorthEast United: Report, Ratings & Reaction as the Mariners Ease Past the Highlanders
After an exciting clash between SC East Bengal and Odisha FC, the Indian Super League’s action continued on Sunday with a matchday 10 opener involving 2nd-placed ATK Mohun Bagan and 6th-placed NorthEast United. The Mariners were on a four-match unbeaten streak, while the away side had failed to win any of their last four. An intriguing battle was brewing, and here’s what we made of it: Report The first chance of the match came in the 18th minute after a cagey start as Carl McHugh got a free header from Edu García’s free-kick, but he missed high. ATK Mohun Bagan got into a few good crossing positions in the first half and delivered some good balls too, but they never really tested Gurmeet Singh with their headers, so it was comfortably goalless at the break. The Mariners finally took the le...
Odisha FC 2-2 NorthEast United: Report, Ratings &; Reaction as the Spoils are Shared After a Proper End-to-End Affair
The second clash of the Indian Super League’s matchday 8 was quite an interesting one, as bottom-club Odisha FC faced NorthEast United, who were 4th in the table. Stuart Baxter’s men were still searching for their first win of the season and had lost each of their last four matches, and NorthEast weren’t too happy going into the match either having seen their unbeaten run come to an end last time out against Jamshedpur FC. A tasty fixture was set to ensue, and here’s what we made of it: Report NorthEast United came extremely close to opening the scoring when Kwesi Appiah brilliantly controlled a long ball from Federico Gallego and got there before the defender to fire a shot, but it was saved by the rushing Arshdeep Singh. Eight minutes later at the other end, a free-kick caused all sorts ...
NorthEast United 0-1 Jamshedpur FC: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Owen Coyle’s Men Edge Past the Highlanders
The 500th match of the Indian Super League was quite the battle, as 4th-placed NorthEast United took on 7th-placed Jamshedpur FC, with an unbeaten record on the line. Both sides had drawn their last two matches, so they were keen to get back to winning ways. The stage was set for an intriguing affair, and here’s what we made of it: Report The match was an intriguing tactical battle from the start, and the first opening came 18 minutes in when Kwesi Appiah burst past Peter Hartley to enter the box and create an opening to shoot, but he dragged his effort wide of the far post. The Ghanaian striker came close again six minutes later as he whipped a free-kick around the wall, but only managed to hit the side-netting. Jamshedpur’s first notable chance came in the 41st minute when Stephen E...
