Bhubaneswar: Former I-League champions Aizawl FC knocked out reigning ISL champions Chennaiyin FC 5-3 via tie-breaker in a thrilling pre-quarterfinal encounter of the Super Cup Football tournament.
The teams were locked 2-2 at the end of the 120 minutes of slugfest that saw Romanian Andrei Ionescu strike twice for the I-League outfit, while Chennaiyin came back twice during the dying moments -- first though Brazilian Mailson Alves in the 89th minute of regulation time and then through Dhanachandra Singh in the 114th minute.
During the tie-breaker, former India player Mohammed Rafi missed the second penalty for the two-time ISL champions, while Aizawl were on target with all their five shots.
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