2018 Indian Super League final

2018 Indian Super League Final
Event2017–18 Indian Super League season
Date17 March 2018
VenueSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, Karnataka
Man of the MatchMaílson Alves
RefereeAli Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Attendance25,753
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The 2018 Indian Super League Final was a football match between Bengaluru and Chennaiyin, played on 17 March 2018, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. The match was a culmination of the 2017–18 Indian Super League season, the fourth season of one of the top professional football leagues in India. Chennaiyin won the match, defeating Bengaluru 3–2. Hero of the Match Maílson Alves scored a brace for Chennaiyin while Raphael Augusto scored their third goal. Bengaluru's Sunil Chhetri originally gave his side the lead with his ninth minute goal while Miku scored their consolation in second half stoppage-time.

Chennaiyin managed to qualify for the finals after finishing in second during the regular season. They then defeated Goa over two legs, 4–1, in the semi-finals. Bengaluru qualified for the finals after finishing at the top of the regular season table. They then defeated Pune City during the semi-finals tie, 3–1. Prior to the finals, Chennaiyin and Bengaluru played each other twice during the season, with both sides winning the away fixtures against each other.

The championship was Chennaiyin's second, after they won the 2015 final. This was Bengaluru's first time in the final in what was only their first season in the Indian Super League. As the winner of the championship, Chennaiyin earned a berth into the 2019 AFC Cup qualifiers.it was a thriller with one late goal

Background[edit]

This was Bengaluru's first season in the Indian Super League and also their first appearance in the finals. Meanwhile Chennaiyin made their second appearance in the Indian Super League finals.

Sunil Chhetri scored the fastest goal in an Indian Super League final in 8 minutes 5 seconds.[1]

Maílson Alves was named the man of the match for scoring two goals.[2]

Match[edit]

Bengaluru2–3Chennaiyin
Chhetri 9'
Miku 90+2'
Report Alves 17', 45'
Augusto 67'
blue shirt with white stripes, blue shorts, and blue socks
Bengaluru
white shirt, shorts, and socks; blue stripe on sleeves and body
Chennaiyin
GK 1 India Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
DF 6 England John Johnson
DF 16 Australia Erik Paartalu downward-facing red arrow 61'
DF 5 Spain Juanan
MF 2 India Rahul Bheke
MF 8 India Lenny Rodrigues Yellow card 78'
MF 14 Spain Dimas Delgado downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 17 India Boithang Haokip downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 21 India Udanta Singh
FW 11 India Sunil Chhetri Yellow card 85'
FW 7 Venezuela Miku
Substitutes:
GK 28 India Lalthuammawia Ralte
DF 22 India Nishu Kumar upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 20 India Alwyn George
MF 19 Spain Toni
MF 12 Spain Daniel Segovia upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 44 Spain Víctor Pérez upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 4 India Zohmingliana Ralte
Head coach:
Spain Albert Roca
GK 1 India Karanjit Singh
DF 14 Spain Iñigo Calderón
DF 27 Brazil Maílson Alves
DF 2 Portugal Henrique Sereno
DF 18 India Jerry Lalrinzuala
MF 17 India Dhanpal Ganesh
MF 6 India Bikramjit Singh downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF 30 India Francis Fernandes downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 7 Netherlands Gregory Nelson Yellow card 22'
MF 19 Brazil Raphael Augusto downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 12 India Jeje Lalpekhlua
Substitutes:
GK 13 India Pawan Kumar
MF 15 India Anirudh Thapa upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 8 Spain Jaime Gavilán upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 10 Slovenia Rene Mihelič
MF 11 India Thoi Singh upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 9 Nigeria Jude Nworuh
FW 20 India Mohammed Rafi
Head coach:
England John Gregory

Man of the Match:
Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin)

Match rules

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ISL 2018 Final: Sunil Chhetri scores the fastest goal in a summit clash". 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Highlights, ISL 2018 final, Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin: Chennaiyin win second title after 3-2 win over Bengaluru FC LIVE News, Latest Updates, Live blog, Highlights and Live coverage - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

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