Chhetri brace helps Bengaluru thrash sloppy Pune City 3-0
PUNE: A double strike from Sunil Chhetri and another fine finish from Miku set up an impressive 3-0 win for Bengaluru FC against FC Pune City in their Indian Super League (ISL) football clash here on Monday.
Bengaluru led 2-0 at the breather with Chhetri striking in the 41st and 43rd minute while Venezuelan striker Miku completed the rout in the 64th minute at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium.
The win saw Bengaluru FC race to the top of the table with seven points and a better goal difference compared to Northeast United FC, while Pune have just one point after three matches.
After wasting an oppurtunity in the 40th minute, Chhetri beat Pune’s off-side trap to receive Dimas Delgado’s long diagonal from the right and placed a neat finish past goalkeeper Vishal Kaith to give his side the lead. Chhetri doubled his side’s lead within two minutes after another long ball from the back was poorly cleared by the Pune defence.
Miku’s physical prowess and persistence helped Bengaluru add their third goal in the 64th minute. A long punt forward by Albert Serran fell to Miku who outmuscled Sahil Panwar and slammed home.
DELHI EYE FIRST WIN AGAINST CHENNAIYIN
NEWDELHI: Having picked up just two points from their opening three games of the Indian Super League, Delhi Dynamos will be eyeing their first win of the campaign when they host a beleaguered Chennaiyin side at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
Dynamos began their season with a 1-1 home draw against FC Pune City but were beaten 2-1 by ATK in their next game here. Against Kerala Blasters on Saturday — their first away game of the campaign — Andrija Kaludjerovic scored his first goal for the club to salvage a 1-1 draw. In all three games, Dynamos struggled in finishing off chances and were promptly punished for the same.
Despite their patchy start to the season, Dynamos will hope to make the most of the awry form of their opponents on Tuesday. John Gregory’s Chennaiyin have lost all three games so far this season, conceding eight goals in the process.