Chennaiyin FC beat East Bengal 5-3 in eight-goal ISL thriller
Brison Fernandes scored twice as Chennaiyin FC won their first ISL 2026 match at home against defending champions East Bengal FC.
Chennaiyin FC defeated East Bengal FC 5-3 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday in the ISL 2026 season opener. Brison Fernandes scored twice and Irfan Yadwad scored twice as Chennaiyin won their first match of the season.
Key takeaways
- Chennaiyin FC won 5-3 against East Bengal FC in an eight-goal match.
- The match took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday.
- Brison Fernandes scored two goals in the first 18 minutes.
- Ramon Tanque scored a penalty before half-time.
- Irfan Yadwad scored twice in the second half.
Chennaiyin FC scored five goals to hand defending champions East Bengal FC their first ISL defeat, winning 5-3 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday. India.com reported the match had eight goals, with Chennaiyin taking all three points in their first game of the season.
Chennaiyin started the match on a strong note and scored in the fourth minute. Brison Fernandes received a pass from Irfan Yadwad and sent the ball into the net with his right foot. The home team did not stop there and scored again in the 18th minute. Fernandes scored his second goal with a good shot that goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill failed to stop. Chennaiyin were now leading 2-0.
East Bengal got their first goal in the 29th minute. Aké Loba scored with his right foot and made it 2-1. The visitors tried to score again, but Chennaiyin got a chance to increase their lead before half-time. They won a penalty in the 41st minute, and Ramon Tanque scored to make it 3-1.
East Bengal came out with a better start in the second half and scored in the 47th minute. Chennaiyin defender Muhammed Saheef touched the ball with his hand inside the box, and the referee gave East Bengal a penalty. Dani Ramírez took the shot and scored to make it 3-2.
Chennaiyin soon scored again to take control of the match. Irfan Yadwad scored their fourth goal just before the 60th minute. He hit the net again, set up by Tanque in the 67th minute. His second of the match doubled Chennaiyin’s lead to 5-2.
East Bengal kept trying to score and found the net once again in stoppage time. David Lalhlansanga scored after getting a pass from Hardik Bhatt. This took the score to 5-3, but East Bengal could not score any more goals. Chennaiyin kept their lead until the final whistle and won the match 5-3.
About Chennaiyin FC
Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season of the ISL. It has won the ISL title on two occasions, in the 2015 and 2017–18 seasons respectively.
About East Bengal
The 2021–22 season was the 102nd season of Sporting Club East Bengal and their second season in the Indian Super League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021–22 Indian Super League season began on 19 November 2021 and ended on 20 March 2022 with all the matches held in Goa across three venues just like the previous season.
Goalscorers in Chennaiyin FC 5-3 East Bengal FC
Team | Scorer | Minute |
|---|---|---|
Chennaiyin FC | Brison Fernandes | 4th, 18th |
Chennaiyin FC | Ramon Tanque | 41st |
Chennaiyin FC | Irfan Yadwad | before 60th, 67th |
East Bengal FC | Aké Loba | 29th |
East Bengal FC | Dani Ramírez | 47th |
East Bengal FC | David Lalhlansanga | stoppage time |
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