Durand Cup : Chennaiyin FC demolish TRAU FC in one sided match
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 01 2022:
TRAU FC go down to Chennaiyin FC in their last league match of the ongoing Durand Cup played at Khuman Lampak today.
This was a must win contest for Chennaiyin FC to harbour any hopes of qualifying for the knockouts.
A long ball from Chennaiyin FC right away and that's good enough for Silskovic to open the scoring.
The clock read just 16 seconds when the ball found the net.
A quickly taken freekick in the 15th minute by TRAU and their striker inside the box managed to nudge it in.
But before they celebrate, the assistant referee had his offside flag up and it was diallowed.
Karikari nets the second for Chennaiyin FC as he takes on TRAU GK headon with a penalty.
Calm as a cucumber as he slots it in at the low right corner.
The TRAU goalkeeper was never going to stop that in the 19th minute.
Chennaiyin lead by 2-0 .
The TRAU FC skipper takes it upon himself and he slots it in with ease in the 45th minute.
Komron sent the keeper in the wrong direction, before placing the ball into the net.
A sigh of relief for TRAU after all that had happened in the match so far including a red card for Johnson in the 36th minute.
Come 51st minute and a beautifully delivered corner by skipper Anirudh Thapa and Vafa backs it up with an even better header.
Silskovic scored again, this time with a header from a beautiful cross from the left flank.
TRAU FC are being demolished at this moment.
The final whistle went out after adding 3 minutes extra and it was Chennaiyin FC all along after opening the scoring in the 16th second and there was no looking back since.