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I-League 2019-20: Chennai City win thriller against Churchill Brothers
Published at :February 10, 2020 at 3:58 AM
Modified at :December 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM
(Courtesy : I-League Media)
Jan Muzangu scored in injury time to earn the crucial three points.
Defending champions Chennai City FC rose to fourth on the points table thanks to an injury-time winner from Swiss recruit Jan Muzangu, in their Hero I-League clash against hosts Churchill Brothers FC of Goa, at the Fatorda Stadium on Sunday evening. The game which looked like it would finish goalless till the 84th minute, turned on its head in approximately the last 10 minutes, with all three goals coming in that period. Katsumi Yusa gave the champions the lead against the run of play in the 85th minute, which was neutralised two minutes later by Mizo striker Mapuia’s third of the season. Muzangu then put it beyond the hosts, with his first goal of the Hero I-League with the game already well into additional time. [KH_ADWORDS type="4" align="center"][/KH_ADWORDS] The win took Chennai to 14 points from 10 completed games now, and given they won against Gokulam, will now occupy the fourth spot in the league while the Goans remain sixth with 13 from nine. Churchill had an early sight at goal in the 2nd minute of the game when a Dawda Cessay free-kick could not find a good connection. Chennai were slowly beginning to find their feet in the game. A Jan Muzangu run in the 20th was dangerously penetrative. Although the Red Devils had the better of chances, just before the half closed out, it was the visitors who came scored, with Spanish striker Fito Miranda curling one in with the left from yet another free-kick, but was unlucky to hit the side-netting. Chennai had the lion’s share of possession but the home side had more shots on target till the half-way stage. Churchill’s Trinidadian striker Willis Plaza, subdued in the first half, got the first good chance of the second, as Portuguese Socrates Pedro played him inside the box in the 49th, but his chip over the keeper was clipped by Santana’s outstretched palm before Eslava cleared for safety. Cessay also had a crack four minutes later and in the 63rd, and Plaza again hit the cross-bar with a header as the home side was clearly displaying urgency for a winner. Coach Tavarez expectedly threw in the likes of Israel Gurung and Mapuia to help out the trio of Cessay, Pedro and Plaza up front in their pursuit of a winner. With the clock showing 85 minutes, Fito put in a delectable ball from just inside the Churchill half and found the run of Katsumi to perfection. The gutsy Japanese made no mistake with a clinical finish past Kithan. Chennai were ahead. [KH_RELATED_NEWS title="Related News | ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW"][/KH_RELATED_NEWS] Churchill struck back two minutes later. Hero of the Match Glan Martins found Plaza inside the box, who squared it to Ponif Vaz over on the right flank. Ponif’s cross saw Mapuia rise above his marker to lob a header over Santana and into the Chennai goal. However, there was drama left yet. In the third minute of injury time, Vijay played through Muzangu, and the latter raced inside the box, getting past one defender and away from another, to slot it past Kithan and break the heart of the home fans. Muzangu had announced himself emphatically to Indian football and the defending champions’ hopes of a re-run were ignited once again.Latest News
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