Vasco: Former Chennaiyin FC champions returned to win the way with a 2-1 victory over Odisha FC at the Indian Super League in Tilak Maidan Stadium on Saturday.
Germanpreet Singh opened the score with his first destination in ISL.
Mirlan Murzaev made him 2-0 in the second half with a brilliant attack from a distance when the Bandovic Božidar training team moved to third place in table points, level at points with Jamshedpur FC which was in second place and four league leaders of Mumbai FC.
Odisha gave up on their second consecutive defeat and dropped the stairs to fifth place with nine points from six matches.
Chennaiyin has 11 points from six matches.
Javi Hernandez scored an extraordinary goal but it was not enough in the end.
The two teams saw to cancel each other in the opening exchange and it was Cagey’s affair before Chennaiyin was nosed in front of a source of impossible.
Germanpreet scored after six years when he destroyed the rebound after Odisha Kamaljit Singh’s guard blocked a cross from the right side.
It was the first goal for 25 years old since 2015 when he was netted for Dempo against Royal Wahingdoh.
Even though it fell 1-0, Odisha continued to give Chennaiyin a difficult time but failed to find the back clean, also adding teeth in advance.
It was the tip to end things from the start of the second period.
Lallianzuala Chhangte got a golden opportunity to double Chennaiyin’s lead when he was one by one with Kamaljit narrowed the corner and implied Chhangte’s efforts.
Five minutes later, Aridai Suarez fired a ferocious Long-Ranger who was a Post cannon and went out for Goukick.
Aridai approached again but his efforts flew above the bar.
At the other end, Chennaiyin doubled their superiority, solo courtesy efforts from Murzaev.
The 31-year-old Kirgistan footballer was not marked and made use of his best-range shots that made a pass through Kamaljit Diving and BUY to go back to the net.
It could be 3-0 for Chennaiyin after Vladimir Koman hacked in the box, but Lukasz Giwiewicz saw his efforts saved by Kamaljit.
Javi Hernandez scored at an additional time but was too late and Chennaiyin bagged three very important points.
ISL: Chennaiyin moved to the third at the table with a 2-1 victory over Odisha
