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

Event	2017–18 Indian Super League season
Bengaluru Chennaiyin 2 3
Date	17 March 2018
Venue	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, Karnataka
Man of the Match	Maílson Alves
Referee	Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Attendance	25,753

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.

Background

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

17 March 2018

20:00 IST

Bengaluru	2–3	Chennaiyin
Chhetri  9' Miku  90+2'	Report	Alves  17', 45' Augusto  67'

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 25,753

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi

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 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

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.

External links

• Indian Super League Official Website.