Ankit. Photo: FOCUS SPORTS/ISL
A stoppage-time winner by Ankit Mukherjee noticed Chennaiyin FC ship a knockout punch to NorthEast United, beating it 2-1 and eliminating it from the Indian Super League (ISL) playoff race, on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium right here on Tuesday.
CFC grew into the sport finally as its fan-favourite Rafa Crivellaro began pulling strings within the midfield.
CFC was penalised for enjoying a excessive line when Parthib Gogoi mixed with Jithin M.S., attacking towards the run of play and the latter capturing previous Debjit Majumder 4 minutes after the restart.
Olympic purpose
The customer then parked the bus, fielding a five-man defence when out of possession and ended up conceding a nook within the 71st minute – one which noticed Aakash Sangwan make jaws drop with a left-footed curling Olympic purpose.
Just when the match seemed to be heading to a 1-1 draw, Ankit put his foot on the gasoline, storming into the field and capturing into the online, turning the match on its head.
With 27 factors from 21 video games, Chennaiyin is sixth within the standings and can want simply a level in its last league recreation, towards FC Goa, to safe a playoff spot.
The consequence:
Chennaiyin FC 2 (Sangwan 72, Ankit 90+1) bt NorthEast United FC 1 (Jithin M.S. 49).
