A second-half strike from Ryan Williams helped Bengaluru FC (BFC) take an enormous leap within the Indian Super League (ISL) right here on Wednesday.
Williams’ purpose gave the house aspect a 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, and powered BFC (14 factors) from eleventh to sixth on the factors desk.
Williams got here good after a number of probabilities went abegging for his aspect. Denmark striker Oliver Drost, making his first look for BFC, received the ball in midfield and made a brief move to Halicharan Narzary. With a silken by way of ball, Narzary despatched Williams on a run. The Australian shrugged off his marker and slotted it into the web.
The introduction of Drost and Narzary – the duo got here on collectively as substitutes – offered impetus to the BFC assault.
A lacklustre Chennaiyin (12 factors) dropped one spot to tenth. The customer, returning to the sector after a two-week break, appeared rusty. BFC dominated possession and created higher probabilities.
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Chennaiyin’s finest alternative got here within the forty ninth minute, when Connor Shields had solely the custodian to beat. A rushed side-footed effort, nonetheless, sailed over the bar.
The first half belonged to BFC, even when its ending expertise left quite a bit to be desired. Sunil Chhetri and Williams linked nicely to make the defenders sweat. Chhetri can be disillusioned to fluff a sitter contained in the field, when he missed a wonderfully weighted move served on a platter. In basic, gamers from each items struggled with their first contact, reducing quick most promising advances.
The consequence
BFC 1 (Ryan Williams 62) bt Chennaiyin FC 0.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com