ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC 3-0 Atlético de Kolkata - 5 talking points
The first leg of the second semifinal of the HERO ISL 2015 was played out between Marco Matterazzi's Chennaiyin FC and Antonio Habas' Atletico de Kolkata at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. Due to the inclement weather conditions in Chennai, the Super Machan's home leg was moved to Pune.Bruno Pelissari, Jeje and Stiven Mendoza were all on the scoresheet as Chennaiyin felt all at home in Pune. A 3-0 first leg victory all but assures their place in the finals, while Atletico have an uphill task to try to continue defending their title.
#1 Bruno Pelissari\'s stunner that changed everything
The game was going on well for both the teams until the 38th minute, when Bruno Pelissari provided a stunner as he scored an exquisite goal from a free kick. It took a viciously curving trajectory as it curled past Amrinder Singh’s flailing arms and into the bottom corner of the goal.
Chennaiyin FC got the opportunity when Manuel Blasi was caught by Kolkata’s Spanish midfielder from Valencia, Gavilán. This mistake on the part of the Kolkata midfielder presented Chennaiyin with a brilliant chance, which Pelissari converted brilliantly.
The goal changed the mood of the play and perhaps worked as a mental setback for Atletico de Kolkata, since after the goal Kolkata seemed to be lacking in concentration.