Durand Cup 2024: Chennaiyin FC Eyes Redemption Against Jamshedpur FC

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Chennaiyin FC will be looking to secure their first victory and keep their hopes alive for advancing to the knockout stage when they face off against Jamshedpur FC in their Group D clash of the Durand Cup 2024 at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Sunday. The Marina Machans suffered a narrow defeat to Indian Army FT in their previous match, conceding a goal just before half-time. Despite their efforts to equalize in the second half, Chennaiyin fell short and currently sit in third place in the group standings after the first round of games - with a chance to bounce back and climb up the table.

“As a team, in the last game we attacked, especially in the second half. We created chances. But once you create chances, you need to make use of them and try to put the ball in the goal. So I think in the next game, we need to create chances and also make use of the chances and try to score goals, because until you don't score goals, your defence is always under pressure,” commented assistant coach Noel Wilson.

A win against ‘hosts' Jamshedpur could see Chennaiyin leapfrog their ISL counterparts, provided the scoreline and the result from the other game turn in their favour. After three games, the teams topping the groups will progress to the quarter-finals along with the two best second-placed teams.

“I think both the remaining games are very important for us. We have to go and we have to win this game [Jamshedpur FC]. We are playing against a good opponent. But then again, once we go on the field and if we work hard together as a team and make use of the chances we create, I think things can turn around because if you win the next game, there's always a chance when you play the third game.

“So there are chances for us to qualify, but then we have to win games to qualify and for that we have to work harder and try to get a good result in the next game,” Wilson added.

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Presently in its 133rd edition, the Durand Cup is the oldest existing football club competition in Asia, and the fifth oldest in the world.

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