Durand Cup Football: Chennaiyin FC beat Hyderabad FC

GUWAHATI: Chennaiyin FC defeated Hyderabad FC 3-1 in the Group E match of the 132nd Durand Cup Football held at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium here today. With this victory Chennaiyin FC had taken the top spot in the Group.

Jordan Murray, Connor Shields and an own goal from Alex Saji completed the score line for Chennaiyin while Chingelsana Singh scored the lone goal for Hyderabad converting a spot kick.

The match started at a frantic pace with Hyderabad earning a corner early on. Hitesh Sharma was swept off his feet by Jitheshwor Singh conceding a penalty. The resulting penalty was converted with ease by Hyderabad captain Chinglensana Singh.

Chennaiyin responded right away and equalized in the 6th minute through an own goal by Hyderabad defender Alex Saji. Farukh Choudhary’s beautiful cross from the left was deflected into his own goal by Alex in an attempt to clear.

Chennaiyin took the lead 9 minutes later when Hyderabad goalkeeper Anuj Kumar’s wayward pass was intercepted by Jordan Murray who found a free Connor Shields across the box. Connor finished expertly past the goalkeeper to score his first goal.

The winner scored their third goal through Jordan Murray in the 46th minute. Ayush Adhikari lifted a simple ball above the Hyderabad defence catching them napping and Jordan Murray finished expertly past Anuj Kumar.

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