Delhi Dynamos fired three stunning goals and scored another one from the penalty spot to outplay Chennaiyin FC 4-1 to record their first win in the Hero Indian Super league (ISl) here on Saturday.
Wim Raymaekers and Mads Junker scored in the second and 21st minutes before Bruno Arias and Gustavo dos Santos found the net in the 79th and 90th minutes for the Dynamos.
Brazilian World Cupper Elano Blumer pulled one back for Chennaiyin in the 69th minute with another brilliant goal through a free-kick.
With the win, Dymanos are now fourth with five points while Chennaiyin remain on third in the table with six points.
Even as the crowd was yet to settle down, central defender Raymaekers scored a stunning goal in the second minute to give the home side an early lead. Malsawmtulanga passed the ball to Raymaekers whose booming shot from the top of the box landed in the top right corner of the Chennaiyin net.
Junker was then on hand with the second brilliant strike of the night. Dias’ inch-perfect floater was met by a diving Junker’s head and custodian Gennaro Bracigliano dived to his left in vain.
Elano scored in the 69th minute for his third goal of the tournament with a fine curling effort that beat the Dynamos goalkeeper to silence a more than 15,000 strong home crowd.
Arias took the match out of Chennaiyin’s reach as he stepped up to score from the spot in the 79th minute after Shouvik Ghosh was brought down in the box.
The match ended with another brilliant goal with Dos Santos scoring just before final whistle with a solo effort a minute after coming on. The Brazilian beat a host of defenders before sending it past a hapless Channaiyin goal-keeper.
AIFF suspends Habas, Pires
AIFF on Saturday suspended head coach of Atletico de Kolkata Antonio lopez Habas for four matches while two players Robert Pires (FC Goa) and Fikru lemessa (ATK) have been banned for two matches for breaching disciplinary code during the ongoing ISl.
Habas and Pires were reportedly involved in an altercation in the tunnel when the two teams left for the half-time break during the game on October 23. Apart from the suspensions, all three have been fined Rs5 lakh. Predipkumar Bhaktawer, goalkeeper coach of ATK, has been suspended for one match and fined Rs30,000. Appeal can be made within four days.