ISL 2017 Match 15: FC Pune City vs Chennaiyin FC, 5 Talking Points
Chennaiyin registered a 1-0 win over FC Pune City in Sunday's first ISL league match. The visitors rarely tested Pune's goal but when they did, it proved to be deadly. Being the home side, Pune did not display the usual ambition and urgency that one would associate with them. Here are the major talking points from the game:
#1 Both sides cancel each other out in first half
Post their convincing 3-0 win over NorthEast United, Chennaiyin were expected to take the game to Pune. However what transpired was an anticlimax. Both sides stuttered through the first half and rarely created any kind of clear-cut openings.
It was more of a chess game as both teams waited for the other to make a mistake. However, Pune were intent on not conceding and as a result did not commit too many men forward. The visitors too were content with proceedings and refused to take too many risks. The first half was largely played in the middle of the park and extremely cagey.