I-League: Nestor Gordillo cancels out Sony Norde stunner to maintain Chennai City’s unbeaten run

Chennai City continued their perfect run in I-League with another 1-1 draw against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.

Sony Norde broke the deadlock with a sensational strike in the 50^th minute but Nestor Gordillo pulled the threads on Bagan, who are still chasing their first win at home.

A brilliant performance by both teams saw an exhilarating match end in a 1-1 draw.#MBCCFC #HeroILeague #ILeagueIConquer pic.twitter.com/f7Oz11JhUc

— Hero I-League (@ILeagueOfficial) December 1, 2018

In three home matches, Bagan has drawn twice and lost once, a 0-3 humbling against Churchill Brothers on Sunday and following the 1-1 draw here against Chennai, the Green and Maroons have nine points.

Chennai, on the other, leads the points table and are already seven points ahead of the second-placed Churchill Brothers. They have 17 points from seven matches.

Norde provided the missing cog in the wheel with a sensational strike in the 50^th minute because until then Mohun Bagan looked like they had done everything they could have to break the deadlock but just couldn’t tear it open.