Chennaiyin FC beat Bengaluru FC 2-0. (ISL)
Rafael Crivellaro and Jordan Murray discovered the again of the online for the Marina Machans as Owen Coyle’s males picked up an important 2-0 win over Bengaluru FC on Wednesday on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
Rafael Crivellaro and Jordan Murray had been on track as Chennaiyin FC registered an thrilling 2-0 win towards Bengaluru FC within the 2023-24 Indian Super League match on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
The Marina Machans opened the scoring via a purpose from Crivellaro within the sixth minute, whereas Murray discovered the again of the online within the fiftieth minute to take the house facet inside prime-6 of the factors desk with 12 factors.
Chennaiyin made a frantic begin to the match and earned a penalty within the sixth minute after Bengaluru’s proper-again Namgyal Bhutia touched the ball with hand contained in the 18-yard field whereas trying a header. Crivellaro then transformed the penalty with a left-footed shot to the underside proper nook.
The midfielder obtained one other alternative the very subsequent minute from outdoors the field. However, this time, Bengaluru’s goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made a effective save to disclaim a purpose. Ayush Adhikari’s try simply missed the fitting facet of the submit within the twenty third minute earlier than Murray discovered himself within the centre of the motion and hit a shot on track.
Sandhu needed to make one other save within the prime left nook within the thirty seventh minute when Vincy Barretto hit a ferocious shot from the left facet of the field. Chennaiyin’s goalkeeper Debjit Majumder was known as into motion on the verge of halftime as he saved a header from Aleksandar Jovanovic within the fortieth minute.
The second half started on a optimistic notice for the house facet as Crivellaro drew a foul contained in the field and the referee pointed to the penalty spot earlier than Murray discovered the again of the online with an try within the backside left nook.
Bengaluru intensified their seek for a purpose after getting two down and Suresh Wangjam hit the facet-netting within the sixty fourth minute of the competition. Sunil Chhetri’s try missed the left facet of the purpose as nicely.
Majumder was on prime of his sport within the final 10 minutes, making two effective saves on makes an attempt by Sivasakthi Narayanan within the eightieth and 83rd minutes to maintain a clear sheet within the match.
Chennaiyin FC will now face Punjab FC away from residence on Monday, 18 December, whereas Bengaluru FC will tackle Jamshedpur FC on Saturday, 16 December.
