On Sunday, two-time champions Chennai FC defeated two-time champions ATK 3–1 in the sixth season match of the Hero Indian Super League, played at the Vivekananda Youth Indian Games. With this win, Chennai has gained 25 points from 16 matches and has reached the fifth position in the points table. ATK, which has already confirmed its place in the playoffs, this is their fourth defeat in 17 matches and remains second with 33 points.
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For Chennai, Rafael Crivellaro scored seventh, Andre Shembri 40th and Nerijus Vlaskis scored in injury time. Roy Krishna scored in the 40th minute for ATK. Guests Chennai started the match with a surprise presence in the presence of about 37000 spectators and opened their account in the 7th minute with the help of Crivallaro's best goal. Ali Sabia has also assisted in this goal. Chennai then doubled its lead by putting the ball into the net through a header in the 18th minute when the referee called it offside. Despite Krishna's goal, Chennai maintained its 2-1 lead till half time. ATK had to stay behind for half time at home for the first time this season.
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After the start of the second half, in the 49th minute, Chennai scored in the match, missing the third goal. After 75 minutes in the ISL, ATK, who had scored eight goals so far, was engaged in this match in an attempt to repeat the record. Host ATK also sent the ball into the net in the 85th minute thanks to Krishna's header, but only then the referee called the goal offside. Due to this referee's decision, ATK had to enter the injury time by one goal. Additional time of four minutes was added to the injury time, with Chennai leading its star player and top scorer Vlaskis to a 3–1 lead and winning the match with the same score. This is the 13th goal of the season by Vlaskis.
