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ISL 2018-19: Dorronsoro rescues point for Delhi Dynamos against Chennaiyin

The draw leaves Delhi with three points and they sit in the eighth spot of the points table while Chennai are second-last in the ninth spot with just a solitary point from their opening four games

Delhi Dynamos FC, Chennaiyin FC
Delhi Dynamos FC vs Chennaiyin FC (Photo: indiansuperleague.com)

Last Updated : Oct 23 2018 | 9:39 PM IST

Key Events

9:19 PM

Minute 90 -- Three minutes of additional time

9:18 PM

Minute 89 (YELLOW CARD) -- Jeje does make his name within minutes of coming on the field, but it's for a yellow card he has conceded.

9:16 PM

Minute 87 (SUBSTITUTION FOR DELHI)-- With nearly three minutes of normal time remaining, Jeje enters the field to replace Carlos Salom

9:13 PM

Minute 84 -- Augusto fancies a shot from outside the box and whips the ball towards the left post but a leaping Durronsoro, who has been spectacular tonight, makes yet another save

9:12 PM

Minute 83 -- Jerry on the overlap in the left slides in a low pass to Thapa in the middle but it's cut out for corner

9:09 PM

Minute 80 -- Gregory makes way for his shot but when he takes one it still gets blocked and is out for a corner

9:07 PM

Minute 77 -- Gregory drives a low shot towards the far post but a diving save from Dorronsoro saves Delhi's blushes

9:04 PM

Minute 76 (SUBSTITUTION FOR DELHI) -- Singh makes way for Lalhlimpuia

9:03 PM

Minute 73 (SUBSITUTION FOR CHENNAI) -- Gregory Nelson comes in for Orlandi

9:00 PM

Minute 72 (SUBSTITUTION FOR DELHI) -- Mihelic makes way for Rai

8:55 PM

Minute 66 -- Chennai get a free-kick in the right side of Delhi box but Orlandi's delivery is poor and bounces off the wall.

8:54 PM

Minute 64 -- Thoi Singh lays the ball off for Crespi whose intial shot from his weaker foot is blocked but the ball falls back to him once again and he blasts his resulting effort over the bar.

8:50 PM

Minute 61 -- Isaac does well to get into the box but dives in to not just stop Isaac's advances but also rob possession from him.

8:47 PM

Minute 58 (SUBSTITUTION FOR DELHI) -- Kaluderovic makes way for Carmona

8:43 PM

Minute 53 -- Orlandi reaches the Delhi box on the left and puts in a cross for Thoi Singh but it's overhit. Moments later, Isaac curls one from inside the box but can only get a corner

Except for that and a couple more good chances, Delhi didn't do much in terms of creating chances, neither did Chennai despite the gameplay across the park not lacking in quality. Although, both teams did miss teeth upfront. 

Chennai started the second half more brightly as just within three minutes of the game's restart, Raphael brought the ball to the box and laid it off in Carlos Salom's path. Salom, though, with only the goalkeeper to beat, shot the ball wide of the post.

Another chance for Salom and Delhi came in the 70th minute when Chennaiyin started a counter and created a 3 vs 1 situation. Isaac played it in to Salom who was one-on-one with Dorronsoro. The Delhi keeper charged out, narrowed the angle down and made a terrific save. The Spaniard again made a fine diving save from a low driven shot by Gregory in the 77th minute. 

In the 84th minute, Augusto too had a crack at the goal from outside the box. he whipped the ball towards the top-left corner only for a leaping Durronsoro to parry it away for corner.

The draw leaves Delhi with three points and they sit in the eighth spot of the points table while Chennai are second-last in the ninth spot with just a solitary point from their opening four games. Time's running out on both the teams and if either of them are to make any headaways in this edition, they ought to start winning games sooner than later.

First Published: Oct 23 2018 | 6:29 PM IST