Chennai City FC vs Real Kashmir FC Live I-League 2020-21 Live Score & Commentary

Chennai City FC v Real Kashmir FC

Updated: 15 January 2021 15:55 IST - Published: 15 January 2021 13:51 IST

FULL TIME! The Snow Leopards complete a comfortable victory in Kolkata -- their first of the new season! 👌

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For his vital contributions of 1 goal and 1 assist, Dipanda Dicka, the Cameroonian striker has been awarded the 'Hero of the Match' award.

FULLL TIME as the referee blows his whistle. Real Kashmir FC has sealed their first win of the season with Dipanda Dicka scoring the first goal and the second being put in the back of the net by substitute Lalrindika Ralte.

90' Four minutes added on by the fourth referee on the sidelines. Little time left here, surely a comeback is too difficult now.

87' Dipanda Dicka is taken off and would have received a round of applause if there had been a crowd here at the stadium. Samuel Lyngdoh comes on to replace the potent striker.

84' GOOOAAAALLLLL!! Real Kashmir has sealed it here at the Mohun Bagan ground as Dicka involved in yet another goal puts the ball on the plate for Lalrindika Ralte who side-foots it into the back of the net. Real Kashmir 2-0 up now.

84' Chennai City make a change as Rajesh S is replaced by the much more attack-minded Ameerudin Mohaideen.

83' The real battle is in the midfield now as the ball possession is changing every second and Lalrindika Ralte is booked for a challenge on Charles.

79' Adefemi lays on the ball for Dicka but the striker heads it wide and is frustrated with himself as he failed to seal the result here for his side.

75' DRINKS BREAK and Chennai City now just have 15 minutes remaining to hit back and grab an equalizer. Real Kashmir looks happy with the 3 points in bag but they have to remember that the bag is open for the next 15 minutes or so.

68' Adefemi cuts in and his initial shot is saved by the goalkeeper, he fails to catch it though but got to it before the aware Dicka who was ready to pounce.

67' Abhash Thapa comes off after a great game and Lalrindika Ralte comes on for him.

65' Iqbal Hussain takes a free-kick from 30 yards and it was a great shot but Samanta does well to get his palm to the ball and make the save.

62' Sena Ralte delivers a cross in from the left and Dicka does well to get his shot on target and it hits the back of the net but the assistant raised his flag and it's a shame that this is not going to count as a goal.

60' Dicka finds Abhash Thapa in acres of space and he delivers the ball into the six-yard box but the Chennai defense clears it away.

52' OH MY MY! If Chennai City keeps missing chances like this, there is no way back into the match for them. Iqbal Hussain's delivery from the right finds Pravitto Raju unmarked in the box but he heads over the crossbar disappointingly from less than 10 yards.

51' Arun Nagial was injured in that corner routine and has been stretchered off the pitch. Pratesh Shirodkar comes on to replace the defender.

48' Chennai City win a corner and the delivery is fine and it threatened Samanta in goal but the eventual shot hits the side netting.

46' The second half has kicked off and Real Kashmir wins a free-kick quite up the field early in the second half.

CCFC had 76% possession in the first half while RKFC had only 24% possession in the first half. Quite an enormous difference and any person who is not seeing the match or is not aware of Real Kashmir's tactics won't believe that they are the side leading here and they are the side who have produced better chances in the first half of this match. Back shortly with the second half!

HALF TIME
CHENNAI CITY FC 0-1 REAL KASHMIR FC
Dipanda Dicka opened his goalscoring account for his new team Real Kashmir FC after the side put repeated pressure on Chennai City in the first quarter of the match. Slowly and steadily, the Lions got back into the match and Eldevin missed an opportunity to head his side level from a corner in the 38th minute.

45' A heavy challenge from Dicka on Molerovic and both the players are down on the field in pain, the striker should have received a booking there but the referee decides against it.

38' Iqbal Hussain delivers a precise ball from the corner and Elvedin Skriljelj rises the highest at the back post but heads it into the ground and the ball bounces in the six-yard box and goes over the crossbar. MISSED!

37' Play is stopped due to a foul from Lukman Adefemi in the Chennai City half, the referee is having a word with him.

34' Iqbal Hussain takes a free-kick from 25 yards and gets it on target but it's straight at the goalkeeper and Samanta stands up strong and palms it away to safety.

32' First substitution of the day as Jishnu Balakrishnan comes on to the field to replace Harikrishna.

29' Dipanda Dicka gets a yellow card just before the drinks break and the striker isn't happy with the referee's decision to award him a card there.

26' Lukman Adefemi makes a bursting run down the right flank and Elvedin pulls the forward's shirt and becomes the first player to go in referee's book today.

23' Harikrishna wins a free kick on the left flank quite up the pitch in a dangerous area but Real Kashmir defense clears it till Sriram who fires it off target from a long distance.

21' Chennai City have their first shot on the day courtesy of Iqbal Hussain's effort from long range but it eventually goes wide.

16' GOAAALLLL!!! Real Kashmir finally gets a reward for all the pressure they have been putting on the opposition till now. Adefemi received the ball in the penalty area and squared it to Dicka whose precise shot finds the bottom left corner and Real Kashmir are a goal up here.

12' Adefemi and Dicka exchange a one-two before the former fires it wide from a long distance, the Snow Leopards are clearly dominating here but haven't found the lead yet.

8' Abhash Thapa squares the ball in from the touchline and Dicka gets his header on target but the goalkeeper makes an easy save to preserve his clean sheet.

5' Sena Ralte's cross into the box has both Haroon Amiri and Lukman Adefemi going for the ball but the young Aryan Niraj Lamba gets brave and parries it away to safety as no Chennai City defender was in sight.

2' Dipanda Dicka has gone in with a hard challenge on Charles Lourodsamy and is lucky to avoid a booking here. The Chennai City skipper is down on the pitch in a lot of pain.

1' Chennai City FC has kicked us off and the match begins.

Let's have a look at the line-ups for today
Chennai City FC: Aryan Lamba (GK), Shankar Sampingiraj, Rajesh S, Mohamed Iqbal Hussain, Charles Lourdosamy (C), Sriram B, Ravi Krishna, Pravitto Raju, Vlamidir Molerovic, Demir Advic, Eldevin Skrijelj
Real Kashmir FC: Mithun Samanta (GK), Arijit Bagui, Mason Robertson (C), Haroon Amiri, Abhash Thapa, Bijay Chhetri, Farhan Ganai, Sena Ralte, Lukman Adefemi, Danish Farooq, Aser Dipanda Dicka

Hello and Welcome to the live commentary of the match between Chennai City FC and Real Kashmir FC as the two teams will clash at the Mohun Bagan Stadium for all 3 points today.