The penultimate Indian Super League fixture of 2020 was somewhat of a repeat of last season’s final, as 7th-placed Chennaiyin FC took on 2nd-placed ATK Mohun Bagan. Both sides were in decent form, as the Marina Machans were unbeaten in their last three games and the Mariners won their last two matches, but one of those runs was sure to end tonight. A tasty fixture was in store, and here’s what we made of it:

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Chennaiyin FC looked very nervous in the opening stages, but they had the first big chance in the 5th minute of the match when Jakub Sylvestr brilliantly slipped Rafael Crivellaro in behind the defence with a reverse pass, but he failed to beat Arindam Bhattacharya at his near post from close range. Three minutes later, Lallianzuala Chhangte had a look from the left of the box, but he dragged his effort wide of the far post. ATK Mohun Bagan came quite close to scoring in the 20th minute when Chhangte’s deflected clearance after a throw zigzagged its way into the box where Roy Krishna was waiting to poke it towards goal, but it just went wide. Eight minutes later, Edu García swung a cross to the far post, where David Williams was attacking it, but he didn’t get any proper contact on it as Reagan Singh seemingly clipped his standing foot. In the 43rd minute, Enes Sipović had a good chance when Memo cushioned a free-kick for him in the centre of the box, but his first-time effort was straight at the keeper. Chennaiyin had the first chance of the second half too when Vishal Kaith punted a long ball forward to Lallianzuala Chhangte, who ran through on goal on the left and forced Arindam Bhattacharya to tip his finish away for a corner. It was Memo’s turn next to test Arindam in the 66th minute, as he smashed a free-kick towards goal, forcing the keeper to tip it over the crossbar. The keeper was called into action once again in the 79th minute as Reagan Singh burst up the right and looked to be picking out the bottom corner with his effort, but Arindam just got a fingertip to it. https://twitter.com/wilburlasrado16/status/1343942118520197120 So, neither side managed to trouble the scorekeeper, and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.

What a game !! #CFC #CFCATKMB #ISL

— Fintel