Fateh Hyderabad down Chennaiyin 2-1

CHENNAI: Chennaiyin FC B couldn't utilize the month-long break well as they went down to Fateh Hyderabad 1-2 in the second division league match at the FSV Arena in Bengaluru on Friday. Syed Suhail Pasha, who played in both of Tamil Nadu's matches in the Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifiers recently, scored for CFC while Naro Shrestha and Haileuyibe Iranggau found the target for Fateh Hyderabad.
CFC started off well and had more ball possessions but it was Fateh Hyderabad, who created some chances, hitting the crossbar from a chance on the break.
Fateh drew the first blood through a header by Naro Shrestha from a corner kick in the 34th minute. CFC however tried to bounce back almost immediately, creating a couple of good chances to draw level.
Both the best chances in the first half fell to CFC forward Bawlte Rohmingthanga. He was put through on goal by Remy for the first chance, but the Fateh custodian managed to make the save. On the second instance, Joysana Singh was the provider, but this time a last-ditch tackle from a retreating defender stopped Rohmingthanga from taking a shot on goal.
Aman Chetri was next to miss out on a chance to equalize. The Guwahati boy failed to connect with an inviting Joysana cross as CFC went into the break a goal behind. After the break, it was more end-to-end as CFC continued to search for the leveller. Fateh had a chance to go two up, but CFC center back Prabin Tigga did well to clear the effort off the line.
Result: Fateh Hyderabad AFC 2 (Naro Shrestha 34', Haileuyibe Iranggau 86') beat Chennaiyin FC B 1 (Syed Suhail Pasha 72')