The Marina Machans are back at Marina Arena after playing three away fixtures. During this period, CFC grabbed just two points from two games although they faced top teams like Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC. The Chennaiyin FC head coach reiterated that the team is progressing but said it w
Riding on Abdenasser El Khayati's sensational hat-trick and Petar Sliskovic's two goals, Chennaiyin beat NorthEast United FC 7-3 quite comprehensively last week.
He beat East Bengal FC's Naorem Mahesh Singh Chennaiyin FC's Abdenasser El Khayati who had cumulative percentages of 29.42 and 21.58 respectively. East Bengal FC's Cleiton Silva and FC Goa's Noah Sadaoui were the other contenders in the race.
Midfielder Abdenasser El Khayati pulled all the strings for the Marina Machans, bagging a hat-trick and two assists, to set a new Hero ISL record for most goal contributions in a match.
With a penalty from Diego Mauricio and an own goal from Vafa Hakhamaneshi, the Kalinga Warriors were up 2-0. However, the visitors fought back when Abdenasser El Khayati scored a brace in the game.
Nandhakumar Sekar goal clinched a 3-2 win for the Juggernauts after Chennaiyin FC had scored the equaliser in the 94th minute via an Abdenasser El Khayati penalty.
Goals from Petar Sliskovic, Vincy Barretto and Abdenasser El Khayati helped Chennaiyin FC to a thumping 3-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League 2022-23. Chennaiyin FC will travel to the Kalinga Stadium to face Odisha FC on Thursday.