Chennaiyin FC blanked Bengaluru FC 2-0 of their Southern Derby in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday.
Rafael Crivellaro and Jordan Murray discovered the goal via penalties at the starting of every half.
Owen Coyle’s males at the moment are sixth with 12 factors in 10 matches. BFC, taking the discipline for the first time underneath interim coach Renedy Singh, is on a seven-match winless run and stands ninth with seven factors from 10 outings.
A handball from BFC defender Namgyal Bhutia inside the field was noticed by the referee and Crivellaro made no mistake.
The Brazilian midfielder despatched in a robust left-footer that BFC goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu couldn’t save although he dived the proper manner.
BFC might have felt unfortunate when it was not awarded a penalty in the 14th minute (Ankit Mukherjee handball).
The remainder of the half noticed CFC dominate proceedings and Gurpreet being referred to as into motion a number of instances. If not for the BFC goalkeeper, the host would have scored a number of extra.
After the break, Crivellaro showcased his magic once more, weaving previous quite a lot of BFC defenders inside the field. He was profitable in drawing a foul from Harsh Patre. Murray slotted dwelling with ease.
Despite the guests’ finest efforts in the direction of the fag finish of the match, CFC goalkeeper Debjit Majumder stood sturdy.
The consequence: Chennaiyin FC 2 (Crivellaro pen-6, Murray pen-50) bt Bengaluru FC 0.