Making a distinction: Edwards’ purpose was the start of Chennaiyin’s domination.
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Chennaiyin FC received its second match on the trot, cruising previous Punjab FC 5-1 on the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Ryan Edwards, Connor Shields, Rafael Crivellaro and Vincy Barretto received on the scoresheet to safe the primary dwelling victory for the Marina Machans this season as Khundongbam Krishnananda clinched the solitary purpose for PFC.
The Marina Arena got here alive within the twenty fourth minute when Crivellaro’s nook discovered an unmarked Edwards contained in the field, with the defender poking the ball inside the online from shut distance.
It was a quickfire second for CFC three minutes later as Shields transformed Crivellaro’s early cross from the left with a first-time end on the slide.
Owen Coyle’s males completed the half strongly, successful a penalty after Khaiminthang Lhungdim hacked Farukh Choudhary from behind. Crivellaro stood over the spot-kick and transformed it for his workforce’s third.
It was a frantic begin to the second-half as former CFC man Melroy Assisi lunged at Rahim Ali with a harmful two-footed problem, for which he noticed a straight pink card.
Having an additional man turned advantageous for the house facet.
First, Shields grabbed a brace from Rahim Ali’s cutback within the 56th minute, adopted by Vincy Barretto, whose shot took a deflection off Mashoor Shareef and rattled the online within the 84th minute to cap off a five-star efficiency.
A clear sheet for CFC would have been the icing on the cake, however Krishnananda’s finessed effort from the sting of the field beat Debjit Majumdar as Punjab received a late comfort.
The consequence: Chennaiyin FC 5 (Edwards 24, Shields 27 & 56, Crivellaro 46-pen, Barretto 84) bt Punjab FC 1 (Krishnananda 86).
