NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur FC Highlights, ISL 2023-24: NEUFC 2-1 JFC at FT, Miguel Zabaco sparks memorable comeback with owner John Abraham in attendance

NEUFC vs JFC: Live coverage ends

That's all from our Live coverage as NEUFC treat Indian football fans, especially the NorthEast part, with a win to remember for the ages. The win should give further momentum to NEUFC's ISL 2023-24 campaign as they look to shed the tag of perennial underachievers of top-tier Indian football. We will return with further ISL action tomorrow as Kerala Blasters host Odisha FC in Kochi. We bid good bye and good night for the day!

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'Beginning of NEUFC's revival!'

John Abraham is over the moon following the win of his co-owned side NorthEast United! The actor says this win is the beginning of NEUFC's revival and promises to be at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the next match against Bengaluru FC on November 26. John Abraham also urges the local fans to show up in numbers for the next game as he wasn't happy to see some of the stands completely empty!

Player of the match

Miguel Zabaco deservingly takes the player of the match award as he was omnipresent on the field today. Whether making crucial interceptions and tackles against Chima Chukwu or being a threatening presence in the attacking half, he was everywhere! The equaliser came from an open play, shows how desperate the Spanish centre-back was to score the equaliser

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NorthEast United 2-1 Jamshedpur FC

It's party time in Guwahati as NorthEast United kept pushing when it looked like it's out of their hands. They take all three points on the offer and have won both their home games in the ISL 2023-24 season! Zabaco, Ibson Melo and Philoppoteaux, these are the names NEUFC fans will never let you forget for this famous win!

NEUFC 2-1 JFC Full Time!

The referee blows the final whistle and the NorthEast United ends on the top! It all happened in injury time as Zabaco scored the equaliser following a defensive error by JFC! Ibson Melo converts the penalty soon after as Philippoteaux was taken down inside the box! Unbelievable! John Abraham is a proud owner tonight!

GOOOOOOALLLL!

90+8' Ibson Melo converts the penalty as he sends Rehnesh TP the wrong way! The Guwahati crowd scream to its loudest in jubiliation! WHAT A TURNAROUND! NEUFC 2-1 JFC with seconds to go!

PENALTY!

90+7' Philippoteaux goes down inside the box under challenge from Dinpuia! The contact seems minimal but the home crowd will take the decision!

Correction: Cross for the equaliser was delivered by Ibson Melo

NEUFC 1-1 JFC

90+5' Jamshedpur FC defense finally makes an error as a long ball from the half life saw Philippoteaux find space to the right of the box and send in a cross to the near post! The ball is headed poorly away by a JFC defender to Zabaco on the far post and he taps it in!

GOOOOOALLLLL!

90+4' Zabaco scores the equaliser for NEUFC!

Seven minutes of added time

90+1' NEUFC have been granted seven minutes of added time to find a way to restore parity in the game!

YELLOW CARD FOR JFC!

87' Parthib Gogoi wins a duel against Nikhil Barla on the left wing and was threatening to move into the box on the counter but Barla takes him down from behind! He is instantly booked. The resulting indirect freekick was delivered into the far post for Zabaco, who heads it weakly to Rehnesh TP for a save! A bit of power and that could have been a goal. NEUFC 0-1 JFC

Substitution

85' Stevanovic is taken off for Seminlen Doungel in the closing minute. Stevanovic sees YELLOW CARD as well for time wasting as he goes back from the touchline to give the captain's armband to Rehnesh TP in the goal!

ISL 2023-24: NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur

79' Ibson Melo plays an overlapping Tondonba free on the left wing following a brilliant counter-attack build-up from the right. Tondonba tries to deliver a cross to the far post but lacks any option to head it in! NEUFC look more charged up in attack in the closing minutes. NEUFC 0-1 JFC

NEUFC make more changes

75' Two more changes by NEUFC during the drink break as Redeem Talang and Hira Mondal join play in place of Dinesh and Gani Nigam. Meanwhile NEUFC win another indirect freekick!

Change by NEUFC!

70' Probably a change in formation by NEUFC boss Juan Benali as he sends in defensive midfielder Phalguni Singh for winger Jithin! Meanwhile the referee calls for a drinks break

NEUFC vs JFC Live Updates

69' NEUFC goalkeeper Mirshad comes out of the box to make a crucial clearance as Stevanovic caught the hosts on the counter and played Ritwik through to the goal with a brilliant lofted pass! Would have been 2-0 up for JFC if not for quick-thinking of Mirshad

ISL Live updates: NorthEast United 0-1 Jamshedpur

66' What a run by Jithin as he switches to the left flank and beats two Jamshedpur defenders to run deep inside the box. Looks to set up Ibson Melo in the centre but Elsinho makes a crucial interception!

NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur FC Live: NEUFC 0-1 JFC

64' Close to 20 minutes of play in the second half and we are yet to see Jamshedpur reach the box on the other end as NEUFC are pushing them well through waves of attack. JFC's defense, however, continues to look impregnable NEUFC 0-1 JFC

ISL 2023-24: NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur

61' Parthib Gogoi's decision making lets' him down again as Jithin plays him free inside the box on the left following a combination play with Bemmamer! Parthib holds the ball too long and looks to beat his marker before he is pushed off the ball! He goes down easy but the referee sees it coming

NEUFC 0-1 JFC

60' JFC defense is settling down well again after pressure and more purpose early in the second half by NEUFC. NorthEast 0-1 Jamshedpur

First substitution of the game

56' Scott Cooper makes his first change. Sends in Ritwik Das for Nongdomba Noarem in a like-for-like change on the left wing

Bemmamer misses the top corner!

52' NEUFC are getting closer as Jithin and Philippoteaux are involved in a combination play on right flank before Jithin sets up Bemmamer nicely for a shot from outside the box! The Moroccan tries to curl it into the top corner of the near post!

NEUFC put pressure through set pieces

51' NEUFC have come out much smarter as they are using Gani to deliver some threatening set pieces into the box on two more occasions, including a header off target by Jithin in the last attempt! NEUFC 0-1 JFC

NEUFC vs JFC Live Updates

48' Bright start by NorthEast as Zabaco finds himself in front of the goal following an indirect freekick move. The Spanish player, however, couldn't control the ball as it went out for a goal kick!

NEUFC 0-1 JFC

46' The second half gets underway and NEUFC take charge of the possession again. Has Juan Benali suggested fresh ideas to break the JFC defense?

2nd half to begin!

Players are out on the field as the second half will start soon. NEUFC 0-0 JFC

NorthEast United 0-1 Jamshedpur at HT

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Half Time!

No improvement in the final third by NEUFC as both Parthib Gogoi and Jithin looked off-colour on the wings. It's Daniel Chima Chukwu's 19th-minute goal that gives Jamshedpur FC the slender lead of 1-0 at half time!

ISL Live updates: NorthEast United 0-1 Jamshedpur

45+1' Three minutes added time and NEUFC continue to disappoint in attack. This time Jithin makes a run from the right flank while being shadowed by a JFC defender. He ends up shooting from a tight angle but had no control on his effort it was no way close to the target!