Margao: A ten-man Bengaluru FC fell to their second straight defeat, going down 1-2 to Churchill Brothers in an I-League match here on Friday.
Bengaluru captain Sunil Chhetri’s opening goal from the spot was cancelled out by Anthony Wolfe before Chesterpoul Lyngdoh scored a second-half winner for the hosts.
The game came to life in the 20th minute when Fulganco Cardozo brought down Roby Norales just as the Honduran was about to line up his shot, prompting referee Ranjit Bakshi to point to the spot.
Chhetri stepped up and smashed his shot in to the met to score for the first time since the I-League champions’ Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup semi-final tie against Johor Darul Ta’zim in October 2016.
A defensive blunder in the 33rd minute that hit Bengaluru the hardest when Chesterpoul Lyngdoh’s seemingly harmless punt from his own half went over John Johnson’s head and met Anthony Wolfe’s run. With Amrinder Singh off his line and stranded, the striker got Churchill an equaliser with a simple finish. (IANS)
