Chennaiyin FC beat Odisha FC 2-1 in the ISL on Saturday.© ISL
former champion Chennaiyin FC Back on track with a 2-1 win Odisha FC Indian Super League on Saturday at Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco. Germanpreet Singh opened the scoring with his first goal in the ISL. Mirlan Murzaev took a brilliant strike from a distance in the second half to take a 2-0 lead as the Bosidar Bandovic-coached team moved to third on the points table, with second-placed Jamshedpur FC and four off-league leaders Mumbai City FC. Along with the level of points. Odisha went on to lose their second consecutive defeat and slipped a place to fifth place with nine points from six matches. Chennaiyin have 11 points from six matches. Xavi Hernandez scored a brilliant goal but it was not enough in the end.
Both teams wanted to cancel each other out in the opening exchanges and it was a big deal before Chennaiyin rode in an unlikely source.
Germanpreet scored a goal six years later when she made a rebound after blocking a cross from the right flank of Odisha keeper Kamaljit Singh, which fell on Germanpreet.
It was the first goal for the 25-year-old since 2015 when he netted for Dempo against Royal Wahingdoh.
Despite being down 1-0, Odisha continued to give Chennaiyin a tough time but failed to find the back of the net, as well as add teeth.
It was stuff from the beginning to the end of the second period. Lallianzuala Chhangte got a golden opportunity to double Chennaiyin’s lead when Kamaljeet was face-off and narrowed the angle and suppressed Chhangte’s effort.
Five minutes later, Aridai Suarez fired a ferocious long-ranger, who cannoned the post and went out for the goalie. Aridai again came closer but his effort flew over the bar.
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At the other end, Chennaiyin doubled his advantage with a single effort courtesy of Murzhev. The 31-year-old Kyrgyz footballer was unmarked and made the most of it with a long-range shot that went off the back of a diving Kamaljeet and hit the back of the net.
It could have been 3-0 for Chennaiyin after Vladimir Koman was hacked inside the box, but Lukasz Gikiewicz saw his effort saved by Kamaljeet. Xavi Hernandez scored a stunner in extra time but it was too late and Chennaiyin scored three crucial points.
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