At 22:00 on 21 October, in the third round of the 2022/2023 Indian Premier League, Chennai, unbeaten in the first two rounds, hosts Goa.
Chennai goalkeeper drew red with Bangalore
Chennai faced back-to-back teams in the first two rounds, coming out of the way to a comeback against three-time league champion ATK in the first round, and facing Bangalore at home in the last round, where it stubbornly equalized after conceding a goal in the opening game and eventually drew to a draw. However, the main goalkeeper saved Fiji king Krishna from outside the box in the final minute and was sent off and will be suspended. Ghanaian striker Curry, who excelled in the first round, came off the bench last round, and starting Croatian centre-forward Sliškovic also performed well, and the staffing will be a headache for head coach Brdalici.
Goa is off to a successful start in East Bengal
Goa got off to a good start in their first league match with a 2-1 away win to East Bengal. Two Spaniards were credited to the victory, with former Espanyol striker Alvaro Vázquez opening the scoring in the first half and former Atlético Santander midfielder Edu scoring from a long-range free-kick for five seasons before the end to secure his team's debut victory.
Comments
Chennai has been fighting under the tutelage of Burdaric this season, the first reversal ATK has already shown strength, and in the last round it was a full pressure on Bangalore, if it were not for the striker's poor shooting skills, the score would probably be better than others. As for the red card before the final match, it was purely accidental. Goa is not as rich as Chennai, but it also won the regular season once. The owner of this team is a local Indian sports lottery and hotel giant, and the game is full of spooky matches, and this game needs to be extra careful.
