Eli Sabia was instrumental in Chennaiyin’s ISL 2020-21 campaign. The Brazilian defender has played every minute of the team’s eleven games so far. – ISL / Sportzpics
Welcome to Sportstar’s ISL 2020-21 live blog about the duel between Chennaiyin FC and SC East Bengal.
7:10 p.m .: Today Pilkington, Bright and Maghoma start for the first time for the SC East Bengal. The three foreigners were in the middle of the goals and scored six goals.
Anthony Pilkington (left) returns to the SC East Bengal starting line-up after three games. – ISL / Sportzpics
7pm: We met roommates and childhood friends Edwin and Dhanpal Ganesh last season. From their first memory of playing against each other to the pranks they played, this chat has it all. Clock:
6:50 p.m .: Just one change for Chennaiyin FC when Edwin Vanspaul replaces Tajik midfielder Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev. Edwin will only make his second start to the season.
Here is a composite reading about Edwin’s football journey, from winning the I-League title to packing the ISL crown –
Right in the middle of the action: Edwin Vanspaul’s ISL trip
Chennaiyin FC’s Edwin Vanspaul (third from left) starts the season for the second time today. – ISL / Sportzpics
Edwin Vanspaul of Chennaiyin FC (third from left) starts the season for the second time today. – ISL / Sportzpics
6:40 p.m .: Robbie Fowler makes three changes to the SC East Bengal grid. Anthony Pilkington is back in the XI. New signing Ajay Chhetri, who joined SC East Bengal just three days ago, is getting an immediate start.
Robbie Fowler’s SC East Bengal has had a disastrous start to the first ISL season and is currently in an unbeaten run of six Play. – ISL / Sportzpics
Vishal Kaith (GK), Reagan Singh, Enes Sipovic, Eli Sabia, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Edwin Vanspaul, Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Memo Moura, Rahim Ali, Esmael Goncalves
Debjit Majumder ( GK), Narayan Das, Scott Neville, Daniel Fox, Ankit Mukherjee, Surchandra Singh, Milan Singh, Anthony Pilkington, Ajay Chhetri, Jacques Maghoma and Bright Enobakhare
6:15 p.m .: While Chennaiyin FC beat Odisha FC two Goals, the team has only scored 10 goals so far – the lowest in the league. Here’s an analytical piece on how Chennaiyin creates many opportunities but fails to meet the goals –
Can play, can’t score: Chennaiyin’s xG has defied the ISL season so far
Vishal Kaith; Reagan Singh, Enes Sipovic, Eli Sabia, and Jerry Lalrinzuala; Memo Moura, Anirudh Thapa; Rahim Ali, Jakub Sylvestr, Lallianzuala Chhangte; Esmael Goncalves
Debjit Majumder; Raju Gaikwad, Scott Neville, and Daniel Fox; Ankit Mukherjee, Matti Steinmann; Milan Singh, Narayan Das; Harmanpreet Singh, Bright Enobakhare, Jacques Maghoma
Chennaiyin FC has the opportunity to reach the top 4 when it comes to the Indian Super League (ISL) against SC East Bengal on Monday at the GMC Athletic Stadium.
In the absence of talisman midfielder and skipper Rafael Crivellaro, sixth-placed Chennaiyin are trying to put together positive results to get to the top of the table. In the three games since the Brazilian was injured at the end of the season, Chennaiyin has lost once before taking four points from his two games against Odisha FC.Striker Ismael Goncalves started for the first time in over a month and scored on Wednesday Two goals in the 2-1 win against Odisha to ease Chennaiyin’s struggles in front of goal.
Chennaiyin’s head coach Csaba Laszlo wants his team to have more discipline in defense in the second half of the season.
The Romanian said: « I think we need to be more compact sometimes. We talk about the chances that we won’t score but we scored two goals in this [Odisha] game but I have to be honest that the opponent has some good ones too Had chances We need a little more attention in midfield and defense. In general, I’m happy with the team’s performance. «
Set pieces could prove to be the main theme in the competition. East Bengal have scored five goals from dead ball situations while Chennaiyin have conceded six goals. In the last encounter between the two teams, East Bengal scored two goals from the corners in a 2-2 draw.
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The Reds and Gold Medals drew one final draw in their last game against Kerala Blasters on Friday to maintain an undefeated run of six games. The game against Chennaiyin is the fifth game in 16 days.
SCEB head coach Robbie Fowler said: “In terms of game overload, I think we were unlucky. We played a lot more games in a row compared to other teams. Still, we’re a momentum team. We will try to accept the situation and win points in every game. “
The seventh edition of the Indian Super League started on November 20th in a bio-bubble in Goa.
During the four-month tournament, eleven teams will play against each other in a league and playoff format at three venues. With the addition of SC East Bengal, 115 games will be played this season, up from 95 last season.
Ref: https://sportstar.thehindu.com
