Ishan pandita

Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium: Chennaiyin FC ended their three-match-long losing streak with an essential 1-0 victory over Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Friday. The Kochi-based outfit succumbed to their third straight loss as their mishitting form since the resumption of the league is now further troubled with the injury to their goalkeeping mainstay Sachin Suresh.

Coming out of his line to clear a cross directed towards Farukh Choudhary, Sachin ended up hurting his shoulder and had to be substituted to bring Karanjit Singh into the field in the 37th minute. Kerala Blasters FC has already been affected by injuries to Adrian Luna and Kwame Peprah, which has cut down the dynamism of their frontline operated within the first half of this campaign.

Even on Friday night, the attacking unit spearheaded by Fedor Černych and Ishan Pandita was unable to function in cohesion, barely troubling the Chennaiyin FC defence. They shot twice on target, but it was a game primarily battled out in the midfield, with even the decisive goal by Aakash Sangwan in the 60th minute coming as a result of a quick routine through a throw-in.