ISL 2018-19: ATK secure 3-2 win in thrilling encounter against Chennaiyin

The win sends ATK to the fifth spot with 15 points from 10 games while Chennaiyin FC are in eighth position with five points from 10 games

8:38 PM

Minute 51 -- Balwant gets the ball on the right but there's nobody inside teh box so he waits and passes it back to Gerson Vieira whose strike to the left corner is well-saved

8:35 PM

Minute 49 -- Orlandi makes a good run inside the box to meet a good floated ball inside the box but ATK clear the danger

8:31 PM

Second half begins

8:24 PM

Half-time report: A wonderstrike by Jayesh Rane and a Lanzarote penalty handed ATK a 2-1 lead over Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Chennai.

 

Chennai had a goal of their own, scored by Thoi Singh, in the 24th minute, in a game that has been an end-to-end stuff with movements all over the pitch.

 

Both the teams carved out chances for themselves, the first of which came in the seventh minute when Auguusto did wonderfully to get inside the box from left and roll it across the face of the goal to the far post for Orlandi who practically had the goal gaping in front of him but his left-footed strike missed the target.

 

Minutes later, Orlandi got another opportunity when he cut in from right, opened up space for himself and tried to find the far corner with a left-footed strike that sailed a little over the crossbar.

 

The first goal of the game came in the 15th minute when Jayesh Rane stepped in from the right flank, found himself in space and cracked a right-footed bullet from outside the box that ended up in the back of the net.

 

Chennai replied in kind within 10 minutes when Thoi Singh scored from the right edge of the box after his first-time shot bulged the bottom-right of the net.

 

Lanzarote then went close to scoring twice in the next 10 minutes but couldn't keep his shot down on both occassions. He did get his goal though, in the 44th minute, from the penalty spot after Hitesh's shot from inside the ball was handled by Eli Sabia. Lanzarote rolled the ball comfortably into the bottom right corner as the keeper slided the wrong way.

8:16 PM

The referee blows the half-time whistle

8:15 PM

Minute 45 -- One minute of additional time

8:15 PM

Minute 44 (GOAL!!) -- Lanzarote steps up and rolls the ball comfortably into the bottom right corner as the keeper slides the wrong way. Chennai 1-ATK 2

8:14 PM

Minute 43 (PENALTY!!) -- Lanzarote pulls the ball back from the byline and Hitesh shoots. Eli Sabia handles the shot and the referee points to the spot

8:10 PM

Minute 40 -- Lanzarote makes a great run inside the box to get the ball on the inside right and shoots from a tight angle but can't keep his shot down

8:01 PM

Minute 30 -- Lanzarote goes close! The Spaniard is played the ball on the inside right. He spots the keeper who is off his line nad tries to chip him but the ball just nestles on the rofftop

7:55 PM

Minute 24 (GOAL!!) -- Thoi Singh scores!! Chennai get a corner, nobody can get to the ball inside the box but Chennai manage to keep it in and work the ball back into the box to Thoi Singh at the right edge of the box whose first-time shot bulges the bottom-right of the net! Chennaiyin FC 1-ATK 1

7:51 PM

Minute 18 -- Lanzarote finds Balwant inside the box with a sublime chip. Balwant heads the ball on the run but can't hit the target. Although the linesman raises flag for offside, the replays suggest otherwise

7:46 PM

Minute 15 (GOAL!!) -- Jayesh Rane. Steps in from the right flank, finds himself in space and cracks a right-footed bullet from outside the box that ends up in the back of the net! What a strike! Chennai 0 - ATK 1

7:43 PM

Minute 12 -- Orlandi with another attempt! This time he cuts in from right wing, opens up space for himself and tries to find the far corner with a left-footed strike that sails a little over the crossbar

7:40 PM

Minute 9 -- Balwant Singh does well to get at the end of a long-ball and then holds off defenders to get his shot off that's well saved by the keeper