Chennaiyin FC will be looking to end their season with a positive result at home when they face NorthEast United FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday. Hero Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC will face NorthEast United FC on Friday.
The Highlanders, meanwhile, will try and spoil the party by ending their seven-game winless run against the Marina Machans. Confidence is high in the Chennaiyin FC camp despite missing out on a playoff spot this season. The Marina Machans have won their last two games, securing back-to-back victories for the first time this season in the Hero ISL.
After ending their eight-game winless run with a win against East Bengal FC over ten days ago, Chennaiyin FC dealt a massive blow to FC Goa’s playoff aspirations with a 2-1 win at the Fatorda Stadium last week. The Marina Machans were victorious despite the absence of Petar Sliskovic and Abdenasser El Khayati.
Rahim Ali and Kwame Karikari have stepped up to replace the two top scorers of the club this season and have fared well so far. (Club statistics) “We are prepared for the next match. From day one till the final game, the road has been long and hard with lots of ups and downs,” said head coach Thomas Brdaric. “But now I see that the team has learnt a lot from all the games. They have worked hard to earn two wins in a row. I am pleased but we finished in eighth place and we have to improve a lot,” he added.
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NorthEast United FC has secured only five points in 19 games in the season and have already begun looking ahead to the next season. Friday’s game will serve as another chance for the current squad to show their wares ahead of that rebuild. In the reverse fixture earlier this season, NorthEast United FC were beaten 7-3 in their own backyard. This time around, the Highlanders will have a couple of new faces on the pitch that could help them gain something from this fixture.
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