Jamshedpur FC Youth Team holds Chennaiyin to 2-2 draw in Reliance Foundation Development League

Jamshedpur/Goa, April 19:  Jamshedpur FC Youth Team (TFA) held Chennaiyin to a 2-2 draw in second match of the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) played in Goa here on Tuesday.

Chennaiyin came back from a goal down to make it 2-1 with second-half goals from Joseph Lalvenhima (51st) and Suhail Pasha (88th penalty) after Sorokhaibam Nongpoknganba Meitei (45th) gave Jamshedpur the lead. But it was heartbreak for the Marina Machans in the end as substitute Lalruatmawia (90+5′) smashed home from a header inside the area to share the spoils.

Earlier, Chennaiyin started the brighter side and kept creating chances only to go into the break with a goal down as Jamshedpur scored against the run of play. Piyush Thakuri, who scored a brace in the last game, swung in a looping cross to Meitei who beat his marker to nod in past Samik Mitra who should have done better in Chennaiyin goal.

In the second half, Chennaiyin equalised early when Johnson Joseph delivered a slide-rule pass for Joseph Lalvenhima who sneaked in between two defenders to stab home.

Sufiyan Shaikh and Johnson came close to scoring before substitute Rahul Manjula was brought down inside the box by the Chennaiyin keeper for the referee to point to the spot. With two minutes left on the clock, Pasha converted with aplomb from 12 yards. But all was not over as Lalruatmawia scored for the Red Miners in the injury time to hold Chennaiyin to 2-2 draw.

In other match, Bengaluru FC made it two wins in two games with a 2-1 victory over FC Goa.