ISL: NorthEast United vs Delhi Dynamos FC- 5 talking points

NorthEast United went down 1-2 to Delhi Dynamos FC at their home ground to slip down to the bottom of the table. Today’s win takes Delhi Dynamos to the seventh position with equal points as NorthEast United. Delhi started the match on an aggressive note and scored two early goals to seal the fate of the game. NorthEast pressed hard in the latter stages but managed to score only one goal thereby losing the tie.If not for the countless wasted opportunities, NorthEast United could have won the match. Overall it was a fantastic game of football which had continuous excitement for the entire 90 minutes.Here are the 5 talking points from today’s match.

#1 NorthEast United FC were yet again wasteful

NorthEast United FC has still not recovered from their habit of wasting crucial chances. After Gustavo Dos Santos gave Delhi the early lead, NothEast United’s most dependable player Koke missed an empty net. NorthEast almost dominated the entire game and had a series of opportunities to equalize and also gain the lead, but they failed to do so. At end of the first half, Delhi’s Souvik Chakraborty was shown a red card and the team was reduced to ten men. The homeside had an entire half to equalize with a man’s advantage. At one point of time the game looked like a practice match, it was practically offense vs defense in favour on NorthEast United. Kondwani Mtonga pulled one back from a header, but that was not enough. Kristof Van Hout was simply outstanding today in the goal post. He pulled off quite a few extraordinary saves to save Delhi’s day. Luis Padilla missed the easiest chance in the end when he failed to tap in from six yards out.