Bengaluru FC beat Chennaiyin FC 2-0 in the ISL as Ryan Williams and Mihailo Perovic scored to secure three points for the home teamScroll down to read the full story
Published: October 17, 2026, 11:43 PM IST
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Bengaluru FC beat Chennaiyin FC in ISL 2026 (Image – X)
Bengaluru FC beat Chennaiyin FC 2-0 in Indian Super League (ISL) on SaturdayRyan Williams and Mihailo Perovic scored a goal each as Bengaluru won the match in the rain.
Williams scored in the 24th minute, while Perovic scored in the 52nd minuteThe win gave Bengaluru three points and helped them continue their good start to the season.
Bengaluru came into the match after winning their first game of the seasonChennaiyin, meanwhile, were looking for their first win after a 1-1 draw against FC GoaBoth teams started well and tried to score early.
Bengaluru got their first big chance in the 11th minuteWilliams sent the ball into the box, and Perovic tried to score with a headerChennaiyin custodian Mohammad Nawaz made a good save to deny the ball from entering.
Bengaluru got the lead in the 24th minuteSoham Varshney played it to Borja Martinez who got a shot on goalNawaz saved the shot but the ball came back in play Williams reached it first and scored to make it 1-0.
Chennaiyin tried to level the score in the 33rd minuteMohammed Saheef sent a cross into the box, and Ramon Tanque tried to score with a headerBut Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made a good save.
Chennaiyin kept looking for a goal but Bengaluru’s defenders were up to the taskBengaluru went into half-time with a 1-0 lead.
At the start of the second half, Bengaluru brought Ashique Kuruniyan on for WilliamsThe change helped the team create another goal.
In the 52nd minute, Ashique passed the ball to Borja Martinez, who sent it into the boxPerovic scored from the cross to give Bengaluru a 2-0 leadNawaz came forward to stop the attack but could not save the goal.
Chennaiyin needed two goals to level the scoreBut the only thing they did was against Bengaluru’s backlineThe home team defended well and kept its lead until the end.
Bengaluru FC won the match 2-0 and took all three pointsWilliams and Perovic helped the team secure the win, while Chennaiyin FC will look to do better in their next match.
