Indian Super League (ISL) Football match updates, predictions and discussions

[sureshnsnet]

The second set of matches have begun. From the beginning of the match it looked like a game of Chennai, and Hyderabad at any point didn't gave up. They showed their game. This made the extra time to be more interesting and everything changed with continuous goals. First Chennai started it, followed by Hyderabad and got ended with the second goal for Chennai. With this game ended with a win for Chennai 2-1

It was an unbelievable match, with three goals being scored during the injury time. The scores were tied 0-0 after the allotted 90 minutes, but André Schembri scored during the 2nd minute of the injury time. There was a lax in concentration from the Chennaiyin FC players, and this allowed Matthew Kilgallon of the Hyderabad FC to equalize. But then miraculously Nerijus Valskis scored the second goal for Chennaiyin to put them ahead and now Hyderabad FC is at the bottom of the points table.

It is really unpredictable game was happened yesterday between Chennaiyin vs Hyderabad FC because of in the game there is no goals until  90 minutes of the game but after that totally changes happened in injury time chennaiyin score 2 and Hyderabad Fc score 1 within 7 minutes of time but anyway I lose my bet in under 2.5 goals.

[Vishnu.Reang]

We have two very crucial matches for today and tomorrow. Today, FC Goa will take on Jamshedpur FC and the winner will be having a chance of topping the table. And tomorrow it is going to be NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City. NorthEast United is having 8 points now and if they win the match, then they can also top the table with 11 points.

[Sithara007]

Yesterday's FC Goa vs Jamshedpur match was full of surprises. Ahmed Jahouh of FC Goa earned a second Yellow card in the same match was was sent out. He made several identical challenges on Noe Acosta, and in the end the referee ran out of patience and kicked him out of the game. Now Jamshedpur FC is at the second position with 10 points from 5 matches, but NorthEast United can still overtake them if they win today's match against Mumbai City.

[AjithBtc]

Yesterday's FC Goa vs Jamshedpur match was full of surprises. Ahmed Jahouh of FC Goa earned a second Yellow card in the same match was was sent out. He made several identical challenges on Noe Acosta, and in the end the referee ran out of patience and kicked him out of the game. Now Jamshedpur FC is at the second position with 10 points from 5 matches, but NorthEast United can still overtake them if they win today's match against Mumbai City.

The match ended in a draw with both the teams scoring two goals each. During the first half of the match itself every goal is played. Also every goal is placed in a ten minutes gap. Today's match will be more interesting as Chennai has won the previous match which might have boosted them. Odisha stands 6th on the points table.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The 5th round is over and as of now ATK and Jamshedpur with 10 points each are leading the table. The NorthEast United FC had a golden chance of topping the table, but they couldn't win the match against Mumbai City despite scoring the first goal. They conceded two goals in the first half, followed by a lacklustre performance in the second half.

[Sithara007]

Bengaluru FC wasted a golden opportunity to top the table, when they conceded a goal in the second half (in the injury time) against a 10-man Hyderabad. Bengaluru FC had an unbelievable start in the match, with Sunil Chhetri scoring in the second minute taking advantage of the weak clearance by the opposition goalie (Kamaljit Singh). They dominated the match, with 65% possession, but failed to increase their lead. They were desperate to score more goals and in the end a lapse of concentration allowed the Hyderabad FC to level up.

[AjithBtc]

The league is getting more global support, and now if you watch a match can understand how people have been giving importance to football among the cricket dominant country. The past weeks matches followed by this week was truly awesome and each minute it increases the heartbeat if we're supporting any one of the team. The past six matches have ended in a draw, and no match ended without a goal.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The league is getting more global support, and now if you watch a match can understand how people have been giving importance to football among the cricket dominant country. The past weeks matches followed by this week was truly awesome and each minute it increases the heartbeat if we're supporting any one of the team. The past six matches have ended in a draw, and no match ended without a goal.

A large number of overseas players are participating in the Indian Super League and therefore you can expect a lot of interest from the global audience. And that's what makes ISL different from the national league (I-league). In the I-league also you can find a lot of foreign players, but these are mostly Nigerians and other Africans, who may be unknown even in their home nations.

[Murat]

I like the way how India has taken the development process for football purposes. not only football but also various types of sports are getting concern to the Indian Government, It's a praiseworthy job When you have a lot of population and a lot of well established corporate houses who are ready to patronize and give financial support to the specific game, I am fond of Football so I usually look for some football leagues around the world, so I think after China, India also will shine in this biggest game of the world.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I like the way how India has taken the development process for football purposes. not only football but also various types of sports are getting concern to the Indian Government, It's a praiseworthy job When you have a lot of population and a lot of well established corporate houses who are ready to patronize and give financial support to the specific game, I am fond of Football so I usually look for some football leagues around the world, so I think after China, India also will shine in this biggest game of the world.

Despite all the government support and popularity of the game, China still struggle to qualify for the football world cup (they didn't managed to do so for the 2018 world cup). India fares even worse. They are not even ranked among the top 100 teams as per the latest FIFA rankings. Even small nations such as Iceland are ranked much higher than India.

[AjithBtc]

I like the way how India has taken the development process for football purposes. not only football but also various types of sports are getting concern to the Indian Government, It's a praiseworthy job When you have a lot of population and a lot of well established corporate houses who are ready to patronize and give financial support to the specific game, I am fond of Football so I usually look for some football leagues around the world, so I think after China, India also will shine in this biggest game of the world.

Despite all the government support and popularity of the game, China still struggle to qualify for the football world cup (they didn't managed to do so for the 2018 world cup). India fares even worse. They are not even ranked among the top 100 teams as per the latest FIFA rankings. Even small nations such as Iceland are ranked much higher than India.

This is true, everything won't happen perfect. Earlier it was all money that made players. Now through these leagues slowly more players are getting identified. This way we can experience change, maybe if things have taken place perfect long ago now we could've seen India to be qualified. When it comes to China the story is different if one is fond of some game from the age of five they start to give regular practice and make them professional sportsman, yet they aren't able to reach the world cup shows that they lack something.

[Sithara007]

This is true, everything won't happen perfect. Earlier it was all money that made players. Now through these leagues slowly more players are getting identified. This way we can experience change, maybe if things have taken place perfect long ago now we could've seen India to be qualified. When it comes to China the story is different if one is fond of some game from the age of five they start to give regular practice and make them professional sportsman, yet they aren't able to reach the world cup shows that they lack something.

The main problem with India is that it is a cricket mad nation, and that leaves very little room for the other sports. On top of that, sports is not a compulsory activity in the schools and the colleges. Compared to the school and college students from the other countries, those in India engage themselves in very little physical activity. During the spare time, they are more likely to play PUBG rather than playing some real sports. This situation needs to change and the government needs to encourage physical activity in the schools and colleges.

[AjithBtc]

This is true, everything won't happen perfect. Earlier it was all money that made players. Now through these leagues slowly more players are getting identified. This way we can experience change, maybe if things have taken place perfect long ago now we could've seen India to be qualified. When it comes to China the story is different if one is fond of some game from the age of five they start to give regular practice and make them professional sportsman, yet they aren't able to reach the world cup shows that they lack something.

The main problem with India is that it is a cricket mad nation, and that leaves very little room for the other sports. On top of that, sports is not a compulsory activity in the schools and the colleges. Compared to the school and college students from the other countries, those in India engage themselves in very little physical activity. During the spare time, they are more likely to play PUBG rather than playing some real sports. This situation needs to change and the government needs to encourage physical activity in the schools and colleges.

Agreed, the present generation is much addicted to PUBG and other similar games. One of my friend who is an IT employee goes to office comes back and starts to spend time on PUBG. Also he is newly married, this regular spending on PUBG was very severe and he didn't spend time with his wife. Now he can understand his situation, but unable to come out and spend time with his wife. Such a level of addiction is there, and this needs to change. Some social issues of child rape, molestation are also reason for people not allowing children to outdoor games.

[Sithara007]

Yesterday, Kerala Blasters wasted yet another chance to get 3 points. Raphael Messi Bouli had scored for Kerala Blasters in the 75th minute, but they allowed Amine Chermiti to equalize for the Mumbai City FC after just two minutes (77th). This has become a regular occurrence for the Kerala Blasters FC. They have either lost or drawn so many of their matches, in which they took an early lead. And even the fans are frustrated with this and I heard that some of the fans are boycotting the matches.

[Vishnu.Reang]

^^^ It is not very surprising. Kerala is an exception when compared to the other states, due to the popularity of football in that region (especially in the Northern half of Kerala). However, historically the teams from Kerala have fared very poorly in the national competitions (be it the ISL, or the i-League). The Blasters are now 8th in the points table and I would be surprised if the fans still support them.

[Duzter]

^^^ It is not very surprising. Kerala is an exception when compared to the other states, due to the popularity of football in that region (especially in the Northern half of Kerala). However, historically the teams from Kerala have fared very poorly in the national competitions (be it the ISL, or the i-League). The Blasters are now 8th in the points table and I would be surprised if the fans still support them.

Throughout the state there is big support for Football. The same can be seen on their matches. Particularly on the matches played on home ground same as the name the fans used to blast the ground with different ways of support and slogans. Though there performance isn't to the level expected fans will continue to support. As in the quote every match gives an early happiness to the fans ans ends with a sadness as the first goal will be Kerala Blaster's and the winning goal will be the opponent's.

[Sithara007]

Throughout the state there is big support for Football. The same can be seen on their matches. Particularly on the matches played on home ground same as the name the fans used to blast the ground with different ways of support and slogans. Though there performance isn't to the level expected fans will continue to support. As in the quote every match gives an early happiness to the fans ans ends with a sadness as the first goal will be Kerala Blaster's and the winning goal will be the opponent's.

A few days back, I heard that the crowd attendance at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cochin for one of their matches was only around 8,000 (which is much below the original occupancy), and at the same time more than 20,000 people attended a match that involved another local club (Gokulam Kerala F.C., which plays in the i-league) in Calicut. So clearly the fans are losing their interest with Blasters.

Kerala has given a few big names to Indian football, such as IM Vijayan, VP Sathyan, CV Pappachan and even now the national team has a number of players from this region (C. K. Vineeth, Anas Edathodika and Sahal Abdul Samad to name a few). The problem is that they are not being able to convert the popularity and enthusiasm in to results.

[AjithBtc]

Throughout the state there is big support for Football. The same can be seen on their matches. Particularly on the matches played on home ground same as the name the fans used to blast the ground with different ways of support and slogans. Though there performance isn't to the level expected fans will continue to support. As in the quote every match gives an early happiness to the fans ans ends with a sadness as the first goal will be Kerala Blaster's and the winning goal will be the opponent's.

A few days back, I heard that the crowd attendance at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cochin for one of their matches was only around 8,000 (which is much below the original occupancy), and at the same time more than 20,000 people attended a match that involved another local club (Gokulam Kerala F.C., which plays in the i-league) in Calicut. So clearly the fans are losing their interest with Blasters.

Kerala has given a few big names to Indian football, such as IM Vijayan, VP Sathyan, CV Pappachan and even now the national team has a number of players from this region (C. K. Vineeth, Anas Edathodika and Sahal Abdul Samad to name a few). The problem is that they are not being able to convert the popularity and enthusiasm in to results.

Agreed, right now Kerala ans North East United were the two teams that has got pure soccer fans support. Both the regions have got good players and the support can be experienced during their matches. As in tbe above quote slowly things have changed which is out of the poor game. North East United stands strong to be on tbe top four, but the last game wasn't to the level losing 3-0 against ATK.

[Sithara007]

Agreed, right now Kerala ans North East United were the two teams that has got pure soccer fans support. Both the regions have got good players and the support can be experienced during their matches. As in tbe above quote slowly things have changed which is out of the poor game. North East United stands strong to be on tbe top four, but the last game wasn't to the level losing 3-0 against ATK.

The player draft of the ISL doesn't give much consideration to the states from where the players originally comes from. It just distributes the players across all the franchises, without bothering about their attachment to that particular club. As a result, we have more players from the Northeast playing for the Chennaiyin FC than the Northeast United FC. The same can be said about the Kerala Blasters FC as well. And the team composition changes every two years or so. The fans don't have a star player from their state who they can support.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Now all the teams have completed 7 matches each, and as expected the strongest two teams are on top (ATK and Bengaluru FC). At the bottom we have the three weakest teams - Kerala Blasters FC, Chennaiyin FC and Hyderabad FC. During their last match, Chennaiyin had a very good chance of getting 3 points, but they allowed Jamshedpur to equalize with just 1 minute to spare.