ISL 2024-25: Chennaiyin FC & Mumbai City FC Share Spoils in 1000th League Match

Chennaiyin FC and Mumbai City FC shared spoils in Indian Super League’s 1000th game at Jawaharlal Nehru Stium in Chennai on Saturday following a 1-1 draw.

Captain Ryan Edwards opened scoring for Chennaiyin after an hour of gritty play right as clock struck 60’. However, Nathan Rodrigues (63’) levelled scores again after three minutes in an eventual draw.

Farukh Choudhary returned to starting line-up for league’s 1000th match, having missed 5-1 win over Jamshedpur FC with a kck. Mohamm Nawaz, Bikash Yumnam, and Elsinho retained ir spots after impressing in previous game, while Vincy Barretto recovered from an affliction to start again.

Nine minutes in, Conr Shields’ creativity split Mumbai City defense open to create an opportunity in transition for Vincy, who drove forward with ball before drawing a good save out of Phruba Lachenpa. At or end, Nawaz stood firm to thwart visitors’ attempts to alter scoreline. best chance of first-half, though, fell to in-form Wilmar Jordan Gil, who was denied his seventh goal in five games by an acrobatic save from Lachenpa.

two teams picked up where y h left off after break. In ir attempts to establish an vant, Chennaiyin drew first blood when Shields’ in-swinging set-piece delivery was met by Edwards inside box. CFC captain directed his heer masterfully inside post, before wheeling away in celebration. Three minutes later, a similar set-piece situation at or end saw Mumbai City equalise through Nathan.

Late in game, substitute Daniel Chima Chukwu’s agile effort from centre of box was saved by Lachenpa, denying CFC a winner.

draw sees Chennaiyin FC move up to fourth in league table heing into international break. Marina Machans will be looking to continue on ir urd trajectory when y face Kerala Blasters away from home on vember 24.