ISL 2018-19: Ogbeche hattrick in NorthEast United's 4-3 win over Chennaiyin
The win sends NorthEast United to the top of the table with two wins and a draw from three matches while the reigning champions Chennaiyin FC slip to the bottom of the table with three losses
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Full-time report: Nigerian Bartholomew Ogbeche scored a 10-minute hattrick to pile further misery on Chennaiyin FC who now have three losses in as many matches in the start of the Indian Super League 2018-19. The loss came despite the home team going ahead twice against NorthEast United FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai with Ogbeche unleashing his striker insticts to sting Chennai where it hurts.
Chennai dictacted the proccedings for the first 30 minutes before Ogbeche turned it around for the visitors.
The match was a goal-fest and it started like one. It took Chennai just three minutes to take the lead after NorthEast United defender Rowllin Borges put the ball into his own net from an Anirudh Thapa corner.
Twelve minutes later, Thoi Singh made it 2-0. Ogbeche pulled one back for his team in the 29th minute but Thoi Singh scored his second two minutes later to restore the two-goal deficit.
Ogbeche then put on his scoring boot to score twice in three minutes to make in 3-3. The second came in the 36th minute when Rowllin Borges spotted the run of the former PSG striker and put in a great lob for him. Borges chested down the ball and put it past Karanjit Singh to make it 3-2. A couple minutes later, Ogbeche received another ball over the top, this time by Gallego, and calmly rolled the ball beyond the onrushing goalkeeper and passed it into the empty net to make it 3-3.
Buyoed by the come-back, the visitors started the second half strongly, pushing men forward. They got their just reward in the 53rd minute when Reagan Singh floated a ball from the right wing into the box but a poor clearance allowed Rowllin Borges to calmly slot it past the diving Chennai goalkeeper for NorthEast United's fourth goal.
Chennai's all-time top-scorer Jeje Lalpekhlua entered the pitch only in the 79th minute and couldn't change his team's fortune in the little time he got. Although he did have a difficult chance to draw his team level, he was a toe too short.
The win sends NorthEast United to the top of the table with two wins and a draw from three matches while the reigning champions Chennaiyin FC slip to the bottom of the table with three losses.
More bad news await Chennaiyin FC who now travel to the national capital to face Delhi Dynamos FC and then to Kolkata to face ATK. For now, it's time to get back to the drawing board.
9:23 PM
Full-time -- It's all over at the Marina Arena here! NorthEast beat Chennai with a 4-3 scoreline despite twice going on the deficit. Ogbeche's hattrick means Chennai will have to wait some more time for their first win in this season
9:20 PM
Minute 90 -- Three minutes of additional time at the end of the normal time
9:19 PM
Minute 90 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST UNITED) -- Gallego is replaced by Singh
9:19 PM
Minute 89 -- Gregory does well to recover the ball and put in a cross at the far post which Orlandi heads on towards the goal. Jeje flies trying desperately to get his toe end to the ball but misses it
9:17 PM
Minute 87 -- Ogbeche tries to chase a good ball over the top from Lakra but the offside flag is up
9:13 PM
Minute 83 (SUBSTITUTION FOR CHENNAI) -- Nelson in for Salom
9:11 PM
Minute 81 (YELLOW CARD) -- Calderon is booked for clipping Ogbeche
9:09 PM
Minute 79 (SUBSTITUTIONS) -- Redeem substituted out for Provat Lakra for NorthEast United; Jeje comes in for Fernandes for Chennai
9:01 PM
Minute 70 -- Chennai are seeing more of the ball now but are yet to carve out a single mentionable chance out of it
8:54 PM
Minute 65 (SUBSTITUTION FOR CHENNAI) -- Alves out for Orlandi
8:50 PM
Minute 60 -- An hour into the game and the home team are trailing 3-4 after twice taking the lead. Unsurprisingly, Jeje is warming up
8:47 PM
Minute 57 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST UNITED FC) -- Puitea replaces Nikhil Kadam
8:45 PM
Minute 53 (GOAL!!)-- Reagan Singh floats a ball from the right wing into the box but a poor clearance allows Rowllin Borges to calmly slot it past the diving Chennai goalkeeper to make it 3-4. NorthEast United lead for the first time in this match
8:41 PM
Minute 51 -- NorthEast United looking in control since the start of the second half. The visitors are passing the ball well
8:34 PM
Welcome back to the second half of this bang bang bang bang bang bang-er of a match! Are we in for more goals?
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First Published: Oct 18 2018 | 6:16 PM IST
