2018 Indian Super League final

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.

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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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

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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

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Bengaluru2–3Chennaiyin
Chhetri   9'
Miku   90+2'
Report Alves   17', 45'
Augusto   67'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bengaluru
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chennaiyin
GK 1   Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
DF 6   John Johnson
DF 16   Erik Paartalu   61'
DF 5   Juanan
MF 2   Rahul Bheke
MF 8   Lenny Rodrigues   78'
MF 14   Dimas Delgado   45'
MF 17   Boithang Haokip   61'
FW 21   Udanta Singh
FW 11   Sunil Chhetri   85'
FW 7   Miku
Substitutes:
GK 28   Lalthuammawia Ralte
DF 22   Nishu Kumar   61'
MF 20   Alwyn George
MF 19   Toni
MF 12   Daniel Segovia   61'
MF 44   Víctor Pérez   45'
MF 4   Zohmingliana Ralte
Head coach:
  Albert Roca
GK 1   Karanjit Singh
DF 14   Iñigo Calderón
DF 27   Maílson Alves
DF 2   Henrique Sereno
DF 18   Jerry Lalrinzuala
MF 17   Dhanpal Ganesh
MF 6   Bikramjit Singh   62'
MF 30   Francis Fernandes   90'
MF 7   Gregory Nelson   22'
MF 19   Raphael Augusto   88'
FW 12   Jeje Lalpekhlua
Substitutes:
GK 13   Pawan Kumar
MF 15   Anirudh Thapa   62'
MF 8   Jaime Gavilán   88'
MF 10   Rene Mihelič
MF 11   Thoi Singh   90'
FW 9   Jude Nworuh
FW 20   Mohammed Rafi
Head coach:
  John Gregory

Man of the Match:
Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin)

Match rules

References

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  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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