Chennaiyin FC crashed out of the group stage of the AFC Cup after Abahani Dhaka earned all three points against Minerva Punjab at Guwahati, courtesy of a late winner.
The Indian Super League (ISL) side thereby capped off a disappointing season quite aptly. John Gregory’s side failed to keep up the tradition of having at least one Indian team in the knockout rounds of the competition since 2013.
The former ISL champions failed to qualify from a relatively simple group despite having better resources compared to the other teams in the mix.