Their first clash in this season’s Indian Super League (ISL) on Sunday may have ended in a goalless draw, but Chennaiyin FC’s encounter against Odisha FC at the GMC Stadium on Wednesday wasn’t short of goals.
After struggling for goals all season, Csaba Laszlo’s men turned on the style against Odisha, scoring two in the opening quarter of the game. Portuguese forward Esmael Goncalves opened the scoring in the 15th minute, before putting Chennaiyin two-up by converting a penalty in the 21st minute.
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However, a Diego Mauricio screamer in the 64h minute gave Odisha hope but Chennaiyin held on for a 2-1 win, which lifted them all the way to fifth place.
Goncalves had the chance to put his team ahead in the fifth minute when he got in behind the Odisha defence, but with only…