Gokulam Kerala beat Chennai City 1-0

Defending champions Chennai City FC's woes continued as they suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands Gokulam Kerala FC in their home match of the I-League here on Wednesday.

Marcus Joseph scored the match-winner in the 79th minute to give Gokulam three points.

The match had many goal-scoring opportunities for either side though only one was converted in the end.

Gokulam could have gone ahead just 90 seconds after kick-off when Marcus Joseph's shot from inside the six-yard box was kept out by Chennai keeper Nauzet Garcia Santana, who denied Nathaniel Garcia on the follow-up too by pulling off a superb double save.

Joseph had another shot on goal, this time from distance. His attempt had a wicked swerve which wrong-footed Santana, but the Spaniard recovered brilliantly to adjust himself and get a strong hand to the ball.

In the 19th minute, Jan Muzangu displayed some of his Swiss flair, pulling off a string of step-overs to hold the play. Shem Marton Eugene made a smart overlapping run to ...