Chennaiyin FC concluded the Indian Super League (ISL) season with an exhilarating 4-3 win over Northeast United FC on Friday.
Rahim Ali, Kwame Karikiri, Anirudh Thapa and Sajal Bagh have been on the scoresheet as Marina Machans grabbed their third successive win for the primary time this season and went stage on factors with FC Goa.
Wilmer Gill bought a brace and Parthi Gogoi scored one other shock aim for the Highlanders but it surely was not sufficient to take something from the sport. Chennaiyin FC bought off to a great begin. Ali’s intelligent run was noticed by Julius Duker, who lifted the ball over the NorthEast United FC defence, earlier than the striker touched down and headed to Arindam Bhattacharja after simply three minutes.
Six minutes into the second half, Northeast United FC scored an equaliser. Gogoi gave a easy move to Gill, who used his physique to carry again his marker and fired a low shot previous Mitra.
Minutes later, Gill headed in a Josba Beitia nook and guided it into the highest left nook of the aim earlier than being knocked out of the air by Mitra.
The parity lasted solely 5 minutes because the hosts retook the lead by way of a completed aim by Karikari. Two minutes earlier than the hour mark, Chennaiyin FC established a two-goal cushion.
The deficit was decreased to a single aim within the 74th minute when Gogoi tried his luck from vary. With 9 minutes from time, it was all sq. once more. A defensive error in Chennaiyin FC’s defensive third allowed Gill to faucet in a low cross from substitute Emile Beni. In the ultimate minute of stoppage time, El Khayyati’s gorgeous run into the NorthEast United FC field was completed off by Sajal to finish the double for the Highlanders this season.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
