Bengaluru suffer second loss of season
Mumbai: Chennaiyin FC claimed a much-needed victory after downing table-toppers Bengaluru FC 2-1 in a closely-contested Indian Super League clash in Chennai on Saturday.
After withstanding some early pressure from Bengaluru, Chennaiyin roared into a two-goal lead after fine strikes from Jeje Lalpekhlua (32’) and Gregory Nelson (43’). Sunil Chhetri pulled one back for Bengaluru in the second half (57’) but the home team held on for all three points and inflicted only the second loss of the season on the visitors.
The home team took the lead just past the half an hour mark. Raphael Augusto dispossessed Harmanjot Khabra before feeding CK Vineeth who broke forward. However, Nishu Kumar failed to deal with Vineeth’s attempted
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