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
Bengaluru Chennaiyin
2 3
Date17 March 2018
VenueSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, Karnataka
Man of the MatchMaílson Alves
RefereeAli Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Attendance25,753

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
Bengaluru2–3Chennaiyin
Chhetri  9'
Miku  90+2'		 Report Alves  17', 45'
Augusto  67'
Attendance: 25,753
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi
Bengaluru
Chennaiyin
GK1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
DF6 John Johnson
DF16 Erik Paartalu 61'
DF5 Juanan
MF2 Rahul Bheke
MF8 Lenny Rodrigues 78'
MF14 Dimas Delgado 45'
MF17 Boithang Haokip 61'
FW21 Udanta Singh
FW11 Sunil Chhetri 85'
FW7 Miku
Substitutes:
GK28 Lalthuammawia Ralte
DF22 Nishu Kumar 61'
MF20 Alwyn George
MF19 Toni
MF12 Daniel Segovia 61'
MF44 Víctor Pérez 45'
MF4 Zohmingliana Ralte
Head coach:
Albert Roca
GK1 Karanjit Singh
DF14 Iñigo Calderón
DF27 Maílson Alves
DF2 Henrique Sereno
DF18 Jerry Lalrinzuala
MF17 Dhanpal Ganesh
MF6 Bikramjit Singh 62'
MF30 Francis Fernandes 90'
MF7 Gregory Nelson 22'
MF19 Raphael Augusto 88'
FW12 Jeje Lalpekhlua
Substitutes:
GK13 Pawan Kumar
MF15 Anirudh Thapa 62'
MF8 Jaime Gavilán 88'
MF10 Rene Mihelič
MF11 Thoi Singh 90'
FW9 Jude Nworuh
FW20 Mohammed Rafi
Head coach:
John Gregory

Man of the Match:
Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin)

Match rules

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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.
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