Day 47 and 48, Match 44 and 45

 Pune have managed to score in their backyard every time and Kolkata never failed to score on others' ground, as a result, instead of a goalless draw we had a draw in which both the competitors scored and maintained their stats.

Kerala blasters have managed to rise form the scratch. No one believed that the team would be in top four. James has managed his team well but Chennai is a team everyone is scared of. They defeated Kerala for the second time.

FC Pune City (1) - Atletico de Kolkata (1)

Formation: 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-1

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Pune were the leader in the dawn of the game. Katsouranis built up an opportunity for Davide who hit it wide. Kolkata soon took over and Podani (Pody) came with a goal for the visitors just within 11 minutes of the kick off. This was a shocker as it was the home team that was leading the attack index. Following this they failed to score from the free kick given to them in a dangerous position. Wadoo deserved a booking for tackling Pody on ankle. Vadocz brilliant on target volley was deflected by Edel. We felt bad for the midfielder. The home team looked desperate for an equalizer. They came up with a series of on target shots. Pennant, Dudu and Vadocz, all were brilliant but finally it was the Greek midfielder, Katsouranis, who took advantage of Josemi's poor clearance to cancel Pody's goal. Both teams scored one goal each before the half time. Kolkata opened the second half with Fikru in possession of the ball but ultimately it were the home team that seemed threatening. Edel punched Josemi (it was funny!). Kolkata must thank Edel for saving Katsouranis' powerful strike. Some action came from Garcia. As the game progressed the attack index started to tilt more in the home team's favour. Garcia with a wide shot. When Jofre (in a different hair cut) stepped in for Garcia, Pune fumbled a bit. he came and broke the defence with ease. In search of a winning shot, both the teams committed many unnecessary fouls. There  were illegal challenges that hurt players including Pody and Pennant but the score remained even.


Kerala Blasters (0) - Chennaiyin FC (1)

Formation: 4-4-2 and 4-3-1-2

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The game started on a strange note with a foul in the second minute and Balwant's back header for no reason. He could have scored. No one had any idea about his action! Both the teams pushed hard for an opening goal. Chennai led the attacking index by 92% (wow, that is something). David James picked up an injury in their previous match. He did not recover well so had to leave the turf in between the game. Mendy provided Jeje with a perfect ball but the striker shot it above the crossbar. As the game progressed, the home team started to settle. Keepers definitely were having tough luck. Chennai's goalie collided with an opponent. Fortunately, he got back up soon but that was a powerful collision. Balwant was very sloppy. The first half saw no goal from either of the teams. Iain Hume started the second half by wasting the most profitable chance created by his team yet by shooting the ball off post. There were a lot of collisions happening in the game. Milagres ran into Mendy and Suarez while attempting an aerial. Silvestre received a yellow for his argument with the referee on a free kick given against his side. Pelissari for Cristian. The Brazilian substitute received the ball inside his own half. He ran all the way to the other half and scored! The goal came at eighty-seventh minute that made the home crowd go hush. Pelissari proved to be the super sub who fetched his team three points. Chennai have qualified for the knock-outs!

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We have to say that each team fought very hard to earn the points but Chennai was sublime. We can not stop extolling this team. They maintained a wide gap in the attack percentage. They are a strong team that is getting more confident with each passing match.