Jeje brace hands Chennaiyin FC 3-2 win over ATK in Indian Super League

Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a second-half double to help Chennaiyin FC go top of the table by edging past ATK 3-2 in a topsy-turvy Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. After a sedate first half with no goals, five goals were scored in the space of 25 minutes as ATK failed to log a win even after four matches.

Updated on: Dec 07, 2017 11:27 PM IST

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A brace from Jeje Lalpekhlua handed Chennaiyin FC a 3-2 win over ATK in the Indian Super League on Thursday. (ISL)

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The game had ended goalless in the first half. (ISL)

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Jeje broke the deadlock after the hour mark to put Chennaiyin ahead. (ISL)

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Zeqinha equalised for ATK in the 77th minute, making the score 1-1. (ISL)

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Chennaiyin took the lead again through Inigo Calderon in the 84th minute. (ISL)

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Njazi Kuqi then equalised in the 89th minute for ATK. (ISL)

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Jeje, however, had the last laugh as he scored in injury time to hand his side a 3-2 win. (ISL)

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With the win, Chennaiyin are at the top of the ISL standings with 9 points from four games. (ISL)