Indian Super Cup Qualifier: NorthEast United vs Gokulam Kerala, Live Score, Commentary & Match Updates

FT: NEUFC 0-2 GKFC

Updated: 15 March 2018 21:55 IST - Published: 15 March 2018 18:12 IST

FULL TIME : NorthEast United 0-2 Gokulam Kerala

Another huge result for I-League! Tactical Genius from Bino George as Gokulam clinch a comfortable 2-0 win over NorthEast United to qualify for the Round of 16 of the Super Cup. Gokulam Kerala will now face Bengaluru FC in the Main Round while the season is over for the Highlanders.

An exciting day comes to an end. This is Sayak signing off for now. Thank You and Good Night.

90+5' Marcinho goes for goal from the freekick and is saved by Nikhil Bernard.

90+4' Freekick to NEUFC after Moosa catches Marcinho late.

90+3' Moosa shoots over from outside the box.

90+2' Corner punched away by Nikhil Bernard.

90+1' Maic Sema shoots and takes a deflection for a NEUFC corner.

5 Minutes Added on.

87' Maic Sema finds himself stranded in the box with only the keeper to beat but makes a hash of things courtesy his terrible last first touch.

84' Substitution for Gokulam : Sushanth Mathew replaces Salman.

78' BRILLIANT SAVE! Semienlen Doungel heads in from a cross only to be parried away by Nikhil.

75' GOAAAAAAAAAL! Dream Build-up. Arjun Jayaraj with acres of space lays off Kisekka who taps it home to make it 2-0.

73' Salman booked for his earlier challenge.

73' Henry Kisekka shoots wide from distance.

72' Substitution for NEUFC : Maik Sema replaces Holicharan Narzary.

71' Salman penalised for a foul on Robert.

69' Substitution for Gokulam Kerala : Hristijian Denkovski replaces Md. Al-Ajmi

66' Substitution for NorthEast United : Seimenlen Doungel comes on for Rowlin Borges.

65' Reagan Singh finds Cezario from a cross who directs the ball straight to the safe hands of Nikhil Bernard.

60' Lalrindika Ralte shoots from outside the box but fails to keep the ball on target.

59' NorthEast United have suddenly upped the ante with long rangers and crisp passing, but fail to make the breakthrough.

56' Rowlin turns and shoots straight to Nikhil Bernard.

55' Couple of corners swung in by NEUFC but Gokulam recover.

54' Marcinho floats in a freekick but Emmanuel heads it away.

52' NorthEast United are trying to slow down the game and contain Gokulam by trying to play some passes among themselves in their own half.

50' Gokulam continuing their surge in the second half as well.

2nd Half kicks-off.

HALF TIME : NorthEast United 0-1 Gokulam Kerala

A dominating performance from Gokulam Kerala sees the Men in Yellow lead at half time. Will NorthEast bounce back? Stay Tuned for the second half.

44' OFF THE WOODWORK! Rashid Khan with a belter hits the post after Rehenesh saves. Brilliant game from the Southerners.

43' GOAAAAAAAAAAAL! Henry Kisekka scores with a brilliant shot past Rehenesh.

38' Provat Lakra shoots, takes a deflection and Rehenesh saves.

34' Kisekka tries to chip Rehenesh over spotting him out of the line, but the lob is over the target.

32' Salman heads towards the goal from a corner forcing Rehenesh to make diving save.

30' Brilliant cross from Arjun Jayaraj but there is no one at the far end to tap it home. NEUFC defence is struggling and withering.

28' Sambinha and Cezario penalised for consecutive altercations.

24' Rehenesh dummies Nikhil Bernard and creates an empty goal for himself, but doesn't shoot and lets the chance slip away. Should have been 1-0 to the ISL side here.

22' Gokulam dictating terms with better moves here.

21' Henry Kisekka goes for Arjun Jayaraj with a brilliant through ball but a last moment challenge from Robert bails NEUFC out.

20' Danilo crosses and finds Marcinho who heads inches wide of the target. Good start to the game so far.

15' Gokulam Kerala dominating here as a Henry Kissekka crosses in towards Moosa who is late to tap it home.

13' Provat Lakra concedes a corner from a brave challenge.

12' Moosa caught offside after recieving a pass from Henry Kissekka.

We were facing some technical issues in the initial moments of the game resulting to Late Updates. Inconvenience caused is regretted.

7' Lalrindika Ralte is booked for a late challenge on Rashid.

4' Gokulam Kerala with another positive move but the NEUFC defenders clear their lines. The highlanders don't look very confident.

2' Henry Kissekka with a chance but can't manage to shoot.

Kick-off

The teams are set for kick-off.

Starting XI for the 2nd Qualifier Match of the Super Cup

NorthEast United : TP Rehenesh (GK), Sambinha, Jose Goncalves (C), Robert, Lalrindika Ralte, Nirmal Chettri, Lalrempuia, Rowlin, Holicharan, Marcinho, Danilo

Gokulam Kerala : Nikhil Bernard (GK), Emmanuel Chigozie, Provat Lakra, Daniel Addo, Mohammed Irshad (C), Mudde Musa, Md. Al-Ajmi, Md. Rashid Khan, Arjun Jayaraj. Salman K, Henry Kisekka

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the inaugural edition of the Super Cup. I-League's giant killers Gokulam Kerala FC will take on Indian Super League (ISL) strugglers NorthEast United FC in the second qualifier match here in Bhubaneshwar.

After finishing last in the ISL standings, NorthEast United FC look to reverse their fortunes. As for Gokulam, a poor start to the season, saw them failing to finish among the top six sides and qualify directly for the Super Cup. Both teams will be looking to outdo the other and qualify for the main round where they will get to lock horns with the top teams in Indian Football.

The match will be an exciting one with the likes of Marcinho, Seiminlen Doungel leading the revamped Northeast side. Gokulam will bank on their star players Henry Kisseka and Mahmoud Al Ajmi to deliver the goods. Stay tuned for all live updates.