Chennaiyin FC cruised past Hyderabad FC to climb to the seventh spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) table on Friday at the Balayogi Stadium
Goals from Rafael Crivellaro (40') and Nerijus Valskis (43', 65') sufficed as the two-time champions secured a 3-1 win against the newcomers. Marcelinho's (88') late strike was nothing more than a consolation for Phil Brown's team who were once again outplayed.
Hyderabad enjoyed more of the ball in the opening minutes but were unable to create clear-cut chances.
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The visitors looked more likely to make it 1-0 when Andre Schembri found himself one-on-one with Kamaljit Singh in the fifth minute.