Chennaiyin continued their spirited fight for the playoffs with a 5-3 win against Kerala Blasters in an exhilarating contest on Saturday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.
Bartholomew Ogbeche's hat-trick was not enough to beat Chennaiyin who took advantage of terrible defending by the home side to go back home with three vital points.
Gianni Zuiverloon recovered from his injury to partner Raju Gaikwad at the back for Blasters. Jeakson Singh came into the midfield for the suspended Moustapha Gning in the second of Ishfaq Ahmed's two changes. Chennaiyin were unchanged from their 4-1 win against Jamshedpur last week.