First record of the season for Chennaiyin FC, beaten 4-2 at Pune City

Brazilian striker Marcelinho received the running order after a dangerous tackle on Germanpreet Singh while Pune ended the meeting with 10 men to deal with the troubles of the interim coach Pradyum Reddy since another striker, Diego Carlos de Oliveira, is also suspended for another red card against FC Goa.

Pune City punished a timid start to the match less than 10 minutes into the match. A bold transversal diagonal cross by Robin Singh allowed Kuruniyan to face Inigo Calderon on the left flank and beat Karanjit Singh from a tight angle inside the box.

John Gregory's men had the lion's share of the ball, but struggled to create. clear chances with her. Visitors were content to use the business figures wisely whenever they felt an opportunity on their part.

Chennaiyin came out of his blocks quickly after the restart and scored for the equalizer in the 53rd minute. Martin Diaz fouls Anirudh Thapa off the court and the young midfielder picks Mailson Alves off the far post. The skipper's looping header hit the back of the net, leaving no chance for the goalkeeper.

The game turned its head when the champion took the lead two minutes later. The scorer became the goalkeeper as Mailson's long ball found Nelson on the right flank, behind Lalchhuanmawia Fanai, before pbading the ball to Kamaljit Singh who was sinking.

Chennaiyin had doubled his lead in the 69th minute on a corner. The Pune defense failed to attack the corner kick and Raphael Augusto managed to push the ball into the path of Calderon who tapped the ball into the net. three minutes later. Augusto made a nice shot on the face of the goal for Jeje whose shot was guarded by the keeper. The rebound fell perfectly for Thoi who made no mistake in shaking hands.

Augusto almost scored his name on the goal board with an effort plunging to the edge of the goal, but the deviant effort, imbued with Brazilian flair, hit the crossbar.

Pune seized the consolation In the 90th minute, Jonathan Vila scored the best goal at the first post to take advantage by Marcelinho's corner. Marcelinho, however, jumped into a dangerous gear to steal Germanpreet Singh's ball with only a few seconds to play and the attack was punished with a red card.

Pune is now at the bottom of the league standings with just two points in six games while Chennaiyin has risen to eighth with four points in seven games.