Chennaiyin FC 1-3 FC Goa- 5 Talking Points

FC Goa kept their winning run and confirmed their spot for the semi-final with a fine 3-1 win over Chennaiyin FC as the Abhishek Bachchan co-owned side slumped to their first ever home defeat.Romeo Fernandes, Andre Santos and Miroslav Slepicka, who have been on the scoresheet most often for the Goans were at it again as they outsmarted the top-of-the-table Chenaniyin FC side.It was an interesting contest, leaving a lot of talking points, the top 5 being:

#1 Chennaiyin FC testing and resting Players

Having created history by being the first team to make it to the semi-finals, Chennaiyin FC did a bit of tinkering to their line-up by giving chances to Jayesh Rane upfront with Cristian Hidalgo and Bruno Pellisari occupying places in the midfield and Shilton Pal guarding the post while players like Balwant Singh, Dhanachandra Singh, and Gennaro Bracigliano being rested in light of the semi-finals and giving the players on the bench some run.

Chennaiyin FC having nothing to lose in the game decided to test the bench and rest a few of their frontline players so that a case doesnt arise where there is an urgent need for replacement and the player on the bench has no game time under his belt.

FC Goa on the other hand decided to stick to the winning formula.