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Chennaiyin FC extended their lead at the top of the ISL table after a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, on Thursday. With this win, Chennaiyin have now taken a four-point lead at the top of the table.
Tha match itself was strewn with controversies after the referee awarded two debatable penalties -- one to each side in the first half. While Jeje Lalpekhlua converted his spot-kick for Chennaiyin, Kervens Belfort's effort was palmed away by keeper Karanjit Singh, essentially earning Chennaiyin the win.
On that note, let's take a look at how the players performed on the night.
Jamshedpur FC
Subrata Paul (8/10): The veteran goalkeeper had a good game apart from the penalty kick from which he conceded the goal.
Andre Bikey (7.5/10): The Cameroonian was subbed off for Doutie in the second half. Bikey's physicality was pivotal in the first half for the home side.
Tiri (8/10): The towering Spaniard came out supreme in almost all the aerial duels. His leadership over the back four was prominent in the entire match.
Shouvik Ghosh (6/10): The left back was pretty average as his clearances were not as good as they should have been. He was cornered away by Nelson on several occasions.
Souvik Chakrabarti (7.5/10): He was troubled by pacy Chennaiyin wingers and could not match up to the Blues.
Mehtab Hossain (5.5/10): The veteran was subbed off at the halftime break after he conceded the penalty which resulted in the goal henceforth making it an off-day for the midfield general.
Memo (5.5/10): Memo took too many bad touches, which allowed the Chennaiyin back four to capitalise on his poor form.
Trindade Goncalves (7/10): The Caribbean was a menace in the Chennaiyin box, but could not garner out a good show due to lack of proper and quality balls to him.
Bikash Jairu (8/10): Jairu delivered some pacy and venomous crosses from the flanks but they were not encroached upon by Belfort and Jerry on the far side.
Jerry (8/10): The youngster was at his best, but came second best in the physical battles in the final third.
Kervens Belfort (5/10): The Caribbean missed the all-important spot kick and had a disappointing night. He showed moments of Individual brilliance but they did not garner the desired result.
SUBSTITUTES
Sameehg Doutie (6/10): The introduction of Doutie added some pace and movement to Jamshedpur's offensive runs, but he could not do his job of getting the equaliser despite showing diligence throughout the twenty minutes on the field.
Farukh Chowdhury (5/10): The youngster replaced Mehtab and was outshone by Mihelic on most of the occasions.
Izu Azuka (5/10): Azuka did not create much of an impact and was pretty average as well.
Chennaiyin FC
Karanjit Singh (9/10): The Veteran Goalkeeper pulled off the most crucial save when he denied Kervens Belfort from the spot after Jamshedpur FC were awarded an extremely soft penalty. The Goalkeeper from Punjab made crucial saves at regular intervals to keep the Blues ahead.
Inigo Calderon (8.5/10): The Spanish defender was rock solid at the back causing all sorts of trouble for Trindade and Belfort and kept them off the bay.
Henrique Sereno (7/10): The Captain had a good game but for the penalty. He was handy in winning the aerial duels and clearing off balls with his physical stature.
Mailson Alves (9/10): Mailson led the defence and was the key man for the Blues in the midfield both in building up and holding up the play.
Jerry Lalrinzuala (8.5/10): The young defender was extremely agile and alert. His duels with the other Jerry caught the eye of the fans.
Bikramjit Singh (N/A): The former Mohun Bagan man suffered an injury early in the first half and was substituted off. Germanpreet Singh came on in his place.
Dhanpal Ganesh (8/10): The Tamil lad was instrumental in the midfield with several incisive balls as he combined well with Francis.
Francisco Fernandes (6/10): The veteran had an average game, as he was outrun on several occasions by Memo.
Rene Mihelic (8/10): The Slovenian caused continuous trouble for the Red Miners and was also on target on a couple of occasions.
Gregory Nelson (7.5/10): Nelson had an average outing as he was spotted with relatively slow movements as compared to his maximum calibre.
Jeje Lalpekhlua (8/10): The Mizo Snipper was also a menace as he is in Subrata Paul's box, and he scored the solitary goal tonight from the spot. He had few chances to extend Chennaiyin's lead but he squandered them.
Substitutes
Germanpreet Singh (6/10): The man hailing from Punjab had a game, not so rememberable for him, as he was not as effective on the pitch as John Gregory would have liked him to be.
Jude Nworuh (6/10): His introduction to the match slowed down Chennaiyin's game.
Thoi Singh (N/A): He came on late in the game but was effective with his pacy and darting runs in the right flank.
