Slow
start
After
a
slow
start,
Thomas
Brdaric’s
men
eased
into
the
game
and
dominated
proceedings
for
most
of
it.
Croatian
forward
Sliskovic
was
played
through
by
Jiteshwor
but
his
shot
sailed
over
the
crossbar.
Thapa
then
made
a
lunging
effort
right
at
the
brink
of
half
time
but
the
Army
Red
custodian
showed
good
reflexes
to
deny
the
two-time
Indian
Super
League
(ISL)
champions
as
both
the
sides
failed
to
break
the
deadlock
at
half-time.
Breaking
deadlock
Army
Red
broke
the
deadlock
through
L
Khongsai’s
header
from
a
corner
10
minutes
after
the
change
of
ends.
Trailing
by
a
goal,
Chennaiyin
changed
gears
in
a
bid
to
find
the
much-needed
equaliser
in
the
final
quarter
of
the
game.
In
the
69th
minute,
Duker’s
shot
hit
a
flurry
of
red
shirts
to
deny
Chennayin
a
way
back
into
the
contest.
A
couple
of
minutes
later,
Sliskovic
got
a
double
chance
inside
the
box
but
failed
to
find
the
back
of
the
net.
Heart-thumping
action
The
final
moments
of
the
match
witnessed
heart-thumping
action
as
three
goals
were
scored
in
a
span
of
10
minutes.
Duker
scored
the
equaliser
for
Chennaiyin
from
Thapa’s
corner
in
the
89th
minute.
Edwin
Vanasapaul
scored
his
first
goal
for
the
club
to
hand
Chennayin
the
lead
with
a
thunderous
volley
from
outside
the
box.
But
two
minutes
later
Liton
Shil
equalised
for
Army
Red
to
draw
curtains
on
the
nail-biting
contest.
Chennaiyin
FC
will
next
face
reigning
ISL
champions
Hyderabad
FC
in
their
second
group
stage
fixture
on
August
26.
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
stunned
Meanwhile
sentimental
favourites
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
suffered
a
shock
2-3
reversal
at
the
hands
of
Rajasthan
United
at
the
Vivekananda
Yuba
Bharati
Krirangan
(VYBK)
in
Kolkata
in
the
second
match
of
the
day.
For
the
records,
Durand
Cup
is
Asia’s
oldest
and
the
third
football
tournament
largest
in
the
world.
The
131st
edition
of
the
tournament
features
20
teams
including
the
11
Indian
Super
League
teams
that
were
mandated
to
participate
in
the
tournament.
The
20
teams
are
divided
into
four
groups
of
five
teams
each.
In
the
group
stage,
each
team
will
play
the
four
other
teams
of
their
respective
group
in
single
round
robin
fixtures
with
two
table-toppers
proceeding
to
the
quarterfinal.
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