Indian Super League
Hyderabad: Chennaiyin FC completed a double over Hyderabad FC with a dominant 3-1 win in the Hero Indian Super League clash at the GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Friday.
Nerijus Valskis (43′, 65′) scored a brace and Rafael Crivellaro (40′) also got on the scoresheet as the visitors cruised to an easy victory and made it 12 points from 11 games. Marcelinho (88′) scored for Hyderabad whose struggles at both ends of the field continued. They are winless in nine matches and remain at the bottom of the table with five points from 12 matches.
Chennaiyin made their intentions clear by pressing for a goal right at the start. Five minutes into the first half, Anirudh Thapa played Andre Schembri through on goal with a wonderful through-ball.
Schembri attempted to chip the ball over the keeper, but Kamaljit Singh tipped the ball away.
Hyderabad’s efforts to get back into the game after the break were in vain as the likes of Bobo and Marcelinho failed to make an impact in the final third.
Chennaiyin soon added a third and took the game away from their opponents. Crivellaro collected a throw-in from the left, outfoxed his marker with quick feet at the edge of the box and set his teammate Valskis up for a shot.
The forward fired the ball into the net with aplomb to secure the win for the visitors. (IANS)