Goalscorers Yadwad, Murray and Edwards rejoice after Chennaiyin’s win over Mohun Bagan SG within the ISL on the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata on March 31, 2024.
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Chennaiyin FC got here up with a spectacular second half efficiency to stun dwelling favorite Mohun Bagan SG 3-2 in matchweek-20 fixture of the ISL-10 on the Salt Lake Stadium right here on Sunday.
Joni Kauko gave Mohun Bagan the lead within the first half, however Chennaiyin turned the match on its head after the break. Jordan Murray and Ryan Edwards discovered the web in a span of eight minutes.
Mohun Bagan neutralised Chennaiyin’s lead off a penalty conversion by Dimitri Petratos three minutes into injury-time. However, substitute Irfan Yadwad ensured that Chennaiyin bagged the total quota of factors by producing the winner off a counter-attack in direction of the top of harm time.
The win took Chennaiyin to 21 factors from 19 matches and ninth within the standings. Mohun Bagan’s league defend hopes suffered an enormous blow because it missed the prospect to go high and remained in second behind Mumbai City FC.
Mohun Bagan took management of the proceedings proper from the beginning and probed the Chennaiyin defence recurrently. Mohun Bagan lastly took the lead within the twenty ninth minued when its unmarked Finnish worldwide Joni Kauko latched on to a Liston Colaco cross in entrance of purpose.
Mohun Bagan made the error of seeing Chennaiyin as a lesser opponent after the break and tried to protect the one-goal lead. Chennaiyin grabbed the initiative and located the equaliser off a Murray solo effort within the 72nd minute.
Edwards discovered the lead off a nook within the eightieth minute, earlier than Petratos levelled it for the hosts. Just when it seemed like Mohun Bagan had collected some extent, Yadwad completed a fantastic counter-attack to safe the win for Chennaiyin.
The outcome: Mohun Bagan SG 2 (Kauko 29, Petratos 90+3 pen) misplaced to Chennaiyin FC 3 (Murray 72, Edwards 80, Yadwad 90+7).
