Chennai: Chennaiyin FC thrashed FC Pune City 3-1 in their own backyard on Wednesday with goals coming from Bruno Pelissari, Stiven Mendoza and Jeje Lalpekhlua.
Here's how the action unfolded
FT: Chennaiyin FC 3-1 FC Pune City
7: Davide Colomba goes for a long range but no result. FC Pune City will try to pocket this one to seal their chances for top four.
8: Chance for Chennai, a long throw finds Jeje but his header goes wide.
10:Another close chance, Elano takes corner, finds Mendy who heads into the striker zone. Jeje flicks but Arindam denies.
15: Elano injures himself, limps off the field. Bad news for Chennai.
25: Gouramangi blocks Colomba who took a shot from inside the box. Players are feeling the heat of Chennai it seems. All of them are getting cramps. Gouramangi is panting.
29: Professionalism. Pennant doesn’t take advantage of Gouramangi’s missed clearance. He kicks the ball out of play.
35: Mendoza to Bruno whose shot is saved by Arindam.
HALF-TIME
56: David Trezeguet leaves the field
58: YELLOW CARD for Bruno Pelissari
62: GOAL! S Mendoza. Balwant Singh assists him in the chip.
69: Pelissari tests Arindam Bhattacharya, Chennai almost doubled the lead.
70: OG - Eric Djemba-Djemba puts his leg in between Colomba's cross. Pune equalise.
71: Can you believe it? Pelissari scores and takes the lead the very next minute. GOAL again. The forward - who substituted Elano - hoodwinks the defenders and takes a shot, which deflects off Bruno, and goes inside.
82: Djordjic puts the ball in for Jeje but his shot goes wide.
90: Pelissari was through for another goal but he passes it to Maurice instead of taking the initial chance.
90 + 4: GOAL! Jeje
