ISL 2023: Chennaiyin FC snatch last-minute win towards NorthEast United FC

Chennaiyin FC completed their Indian Super League (ISL) season with an exhilarating 4-3 win over NorthEast United FC on Friday.

Rahim Ali, Kwame Karikari, Anirudh Thapa and Sajal Bag have been on the scoresheet because the Marina Machans clinched a 3rd successive win for the primary time this season and went degree on factors with FC Goa.

Wilmar Gil bagged a brace and Parthi Gogoi scored one other astonishing objective for the Highlanders but it surely was not sufficient to take one thing from the sport. Chennaiyin FC obtained off to an ideal begin. Ali’s intelligent run was noticed by Julius Duker, who lifted the ball over the NorthEast United FC defence earlier than the striker took a contact and slotted it previous Arindam Bhattacharja after simply three minutes.

Six minutes into the second half, NorthEast United FC netted the equaliser. Gogoi performed a easy move ahead to Gil, who used his physique to carry his marker again and slotted a low shot previous Mitra.

Minutes later, Gil obtained his head to Joseba Beitia’s nook and directed it in the direction of the highest left nook of objective earlier than it was plucked out of the air by Mitra.

Parity lasted solely 5 minutes because the hosts retook the lead by way of a scrappy objective that was completed off by Karikari. Two minutes previous the hour-mark, Chennaiyin FC established a two-goal cushion with.

In the 74th minute, the deficit was reduce down to 1 objective when Gogoi tried his luck from vary. Nine minutes from time, it was all sq. once more. A defensive error in Chennaiyin FC’s defensive third allowed Gil to faucet in a low cross from substitute Emil Benny. In the ultimate minute of stoppage time, El Khayati’s mazing run into the NorthEast United FC field was completed off by Sajal to finish the double over the Highlanders this season.