NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Highlights, Kalinga Super Cup 2024: NEUFC 2-1 SLFC at FT - Nestor Albiach scores brace in comeback win

Full Time!

The referee blows the final whistle after nine minutes of additional play and NEUFC rally to win from a goal down as Nestor Albiach's brace in second half keeps them alive in the tournament!

All eyes now on the evening match as Kerala Blasters face Jamshedpur FC!

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

90+7' Renan shoots wide! The Brazilian couldn't keep it together under pressure as the ball went way off target. The referee may allow additional minutes with some time wasted during Dinesh injury NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

Freekick

90+6' Freekick in a dangerous area of Shillong Lajong as Jithin fouls Paga 30-odd yards from the goal. Renan and Goncalves are standing over the freekick!

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

90+5' The match resumes as Dinesh is back on his feet and is shown a yellow card by the referee for that lunge on Goncalves. NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

Nasty collision inside the box!

90+3' Dinesh and Goncalves collide inside the Lajong box as the NEUFC right back is hurt in the shin region after committing himself to a lunge to win the ball against the towering Brazilian

Seven minutes added

90+1' Seven minutes of stoppage time added as Shillong remain in search of an equaliser. Meanwhile Gani Nigam sees a yellow for time wasting

Wasted

89' Anti-climax of a freekick by Paulino as the ball was delivered poorly out of play by the Brazilian

Player of the Match

88' NEUFC's Nestor Albiach is adjudged man of the match for his two quick goals. Meanwhile Lajong have a long freekick and Renan Paulinho is going to deliver into the box with his teammates lining up in the box!

Yellow card

86' Yellow card for NEUFC's Regragui for a foul on Senegalese Karim Samb, who was looking to counter after NEUFC's counter-attack was foiled! NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

Substitution - NEUFC

85' Gani Nigam comes on for Romain Philippoteaux in another change by NEUFC

Shillong attacking in numbers!

82' Shillong are attacking the final third in number, mostly from the right flank as centre-back Goncalves has also joined the attack to put more bodies front and is playing the role of creator.

However, quality is final third is much desired as Laiwang just shot off target by miles from the edge of the box!

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80' Shillong goalkeeper Neitho fouls Thoi Singh with a high-boot challenge outside the box after coming off his line! Avoids card as the referee lets him off with a warning. Probably because it wasn't a clear-cut scoring opportunity

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79' Substitution by Shillong as Abdou Karim Samb and Laiwang come on for Hardy Nongbri and Douglas Tardin. Hardy is injured too as he hopped off the field while being shouldered by a medical staff! NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

75' Substitution by NorthEast as Pedro Benali takes off Parthib Gogoi for Thoi Singh. Gogoi was silent in the second half and is deservingly taken off! NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

Big block by Regragui!

73' NEUFC are caught on the break as Douglas Tardin saw the space on the right wing to release Kynsai! The fullback uses his pace to run close to the box and put the ball for Tardin, who tries to place it first time to the goal but Regragui stands tall to block it! NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

72' Jithin and Dinesh combine on the right wing to get into attacking third with the substitute sending in a cross into the box but it is collected by the keeper!

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

70' Shillong are forced to chase the game for the first time in this derby and they are trying to make some forward moves but NEUFC players are high on confidence now as they are pressing their rivals in the midfield to win the ball back! NEUFC 2-1 SLFC

NEUFC vs SLFC Live

68' SLFC need to respond if they want to stay alive in the competition. At least a draw will be needed to hold on to something but a win is more than crucial

GOOOOOALLLLLLL!

66' GOOOOALLL! Nestor Albiach sends goalkeeper Nietho the wrong way to give the lead to NEUFC for the first time!

Penalty!

65' Penalty kick for NEUFC! Pursunep trips Macarton inside the box as the NEUFC player was through to the goal! Nestor will take the spot kick

Nestor shoots off target!

64' Nestor Albiach shoots with his left foot off target as he tried to curl it to the top corner after Bemmamer played the ball to him from the middle! NEUFC 1-1 SLFC

NEUFC vs SLFC Live

60' What an attack for the equalising goal by NEUFC as Jithin made the difference with a cross at the far post for Romain, who still had to get better of a defender before putting the cross at near post for Nestor to head in!

Meanwhile Romain makes another mazy run into the box from left but this time couldn't control the ball to shoot as the ball goes out for a goal kick!

GOOOOOALLLLLL!

59' GOOOOALLLL! Nestor Albiach equalises! Romain Philippoteaux assists with a fabulous play on the left! NEUFC 1-1 SLFC

NEUFC vs SLFC Live

57' NEUFC putting pressure on Shillong from the right flank with back-to-back attacks from the side.

Crosses were delivered by Jithin and Romain, with the latter winning a corner while the other one led to a header straight to the keeper for another save! NEUFC 0-1 SLFC

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

55' NEUFC are taking the risk of putting more man forward, leaving behind more space for Lajong to exploit on the counter-attack and they have managed two of them already with the final product missing!

Yellow card

54' NEUFC captain Gaurav Bora sees a yellow card as he drags down Wadjied from behind after the latter pulled away from him in the midfield!

Back-to-back save by Shillong goalkeeper!

51' Shillong goalkeeper Neitho put to test by NEUFC as a dangerous cross from the left by Samte is guided towards the goal by Nestor but Neitho parries it away!

The second ball falls to Dinesh outside the box and he shoots first time for Nietho to make another diving save! NEUFC 0-1 SLFC

NorthEast United vs Shillong Lajong Live

50' Macarton with a poor cross from the right wing after Romain started a counter-attack!

Substitution - NEUFC

47' Jithin MS and Hamza Regragui come on for Asheer and Redeem Talang. Meanwhile, NEUFC start with a shot off target as Bemmamer shoots from outside the box twice as the second one goes over the crossbar! NEUFC 0-1 SLFC

kick-off!

46' Second half gets underway!