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Chennaiyin FC thrash defending champions East Bengal 5-3 in ISL goal-fest
Brison Fernandes scored twice in the first 18 minutes and Irfan Yadwad added two more after the break.
In short
5-3Chennaiyin v East Bengal
- Chennaiyin scorers: Fernandes ×2, Tanque (pen), Yadwad ×2
- East Bengal: Loba, Ramírez (pen), Lalhlansanga
- East Bengal's first league loss of the season
The match
Chennaiyin beat East Bengal 5-3 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday for their first win of ISL 2026-27. Brison Fernandes scored twice inside 18 minutes, Ramon Tanque converted a first-half penalty and Irfan Yadwad scored twice after the break.
East Bengal's goals came from Aké Loba, Dani Ramírez, from a penalty after a handball, and David Lalhlansanga in stoppage time.
Why it matters
It was East Bengal's first league defeat of the season. Chennaiyin collected their first three points of the campaign.
