Chennai, Shillong play out goalless draw

Both sides created goal-scoring chances but failed to give the finishing touches to end the match in a stalemate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. With one point from the match, Shillong Lajong remained at fifth spot in the league table with 18 points from 16 matches. 

Chennai City, on the other hand, now occupy the ninth place with 13 points from 15 matches. An injury picked up in the game against Mohun Bagan forced Chennai City goalkeeper Uros Polijanec to sit out the crucial fixture against Lajong. 

Kabir replaced the injured custodian after an impressive outing as a substitute in the last match in which he saved a penalty. Aleksander Rakic and Jean Micheal Joachim were paired up front with skipper Soosairaj employed on the left. Alison Kharsyntiew made four changes to the Lajong team that started in their last game against Minerva Punjab. Lachenpa, Laurence Doe, Lalrohlua and Novin Gurung were replaced by Nidhinlal, Joo-Ho, Hardy Cliff Nongbri and Alan Deory. The home side came out of the blocks soon after the referee’s whistle.