Chennaiyin register win over Odisha, move to 3rd spot in points table

VASCO: Former champions Chennaiyin FC returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Odisha FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Saturday.

Germanpreet Singh opened the scoring with his first-ever goal in the Hero ISL. Mirlan Murzaev made it 2-0 in the second half with a brilliant strike from distance as the Božidar Bandovic-coached side moved to third in the points table, level on points with second-placed Jamshedpur FC and four off league leaders Mumbai City FC.

Odisha succumbed to their second straight defeat and dropped a rung to fifth place with nine points from six matches. Chennaiyin have 11 points from six games. Javi Hernandez scored a superb goal but it wasn't enough in the end. IANS

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