A stoppage-time winner by Ankit Mukherjee saw Chennaiyin FC deliver a knockout punch to NorthEast United, beating it 2-1 and eliminating it from the Indian Super League (ISL) playoff race, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
CFC grew into the game eventually as its fan-favourite Rafa Crivellaro started pulling strings in the midfield.
CFC was penalised for playing a high line when Parthib Gogoi combined with Jithin M.S., attacking against the run of play and the latter shooting past Debjit Majumder four minutes after the restart.