Durand Cup: Chennaiyin FC Beat Hyderabad FC In Southern Derby | Football News
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Chennaiyin FC defeated Hyderabad FC 3-1 in Durand Cup on Thursday.© TwitterChennaiyin FC got the better of Hyderabad FC 3-1 in the southern derby of the Durand Cup football tournament in Guwahati on Thursday. Chennaiyin thus took the top spot in the Group E. Jordan Murray (46th minute), Connor Shields (15') and an own goal from Alex Saji (6') struck for Chennaiyin while Chingelsana Singh scored for Hyderabad via a penalty in the fourth minute. Hyderabad FC coach Thangboi Singto lined up his team in a 3-5-2 formation while Owen Coyle started in a 4-3-3 in their first match of the tournament.The match started at a frantic pace with Hyderabad earning a corner early on. Hitesh Sharma was swept off his feet with Jitheshwor Singh conceding a penalty. The resulting penalty was converted ...