ISL 2019-20: Chennaiyin FC 2-1 Hyderabad FC | 5 hits and flops

Andre Schembri celebrates after scoring. Photo courtesy ISL
Andre Schembri celebrates after scoring. Photo courtesy ISL

#3 Hit- Andre Schembri

Schembri scored Chennaiyin FC's first goal of the season.
Schembri scored Chennaiyin FC's first goal of the season.

Rafael Crivellaro was running short of fitness in the second half, forcing John Gregory to make a change and bring in Andre Schembri. He had few touches before starting to contribute to Chennaiyin's opening couple of goals in this season.

Schembri was first to the ball inside the penalty box and took a couple of touches to position himself from a possible scoring position. With enough venom in the ball, Hyderabad's Kamaljit Singh was beaten for the first time in the near post in the 92nd minute. It was a beautifully executed goal to take the lead in the stoppage time.

In the final seconds of the game, Edwin Sydney launched a long ball in the hope of finding a Chennaiyin FC forward. Schembri won the duel and played a one-two with Valskis to win the match. Schembri played the ball to Valskis, who had to dribble past a defender and find the back of the net during a 1v1 position with the goalkeeper.

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