Ahmedabad: Chennaiyin FC notched up their maiden win in the AFC Cup with a 2-0 victory over Nepal’s Manang Marshyangdi Club to move to the top of their group here on Wednesday. The match at the TransStadia Arena also saw the former Indian Super League champions scoring their first goal of the AFC Cup after their goal-less stalemate against I-League side Minerva Punjab in their opening Group E match here.
Chennaiyin’s overseas players Chris Herd (51st) Mailson Veriato (53rd) scored to secure all three points. Chennaiyin now sit above Abahani Limited Dhaka on goal difference after the Bangladesh side drew 2-2 with Minerva Punjab in Wednesday’s other Group E clash. Chennaiyin and Abahani will face off here in two weeks’ time in the first game of a crucial double header, while Manang return to India to take on Minerva as they look to keep their qualification hopes alive.
