Hero I-League: A dull round of draws, Sunil Chhetri breaks Bhaichung's record

Sunil Chhetri scored his 90th goal in I-League and NFL leapfrogging Bhaichung Bhutia, Picture Courtesy: I-League Media

It was a strange round in the Hero I-League as none of the matches yielded any result with all five matches ending in draws. The round witnessed a historic moment as Indian International and Bengaluru FC forward Sunil Chhetri became the all time top scorer with 90 goals combined in the National Football League(NFL) and I-League, a record previously held by Bhaichung Bhutia(89 goals).

15.02.2017

Guru Nanak Stadium, Punjab

Minerva Punjab FC 0-0 DSK Shivajians FC

The Cooperage, Mumbai

Mumbai FC 0-0 Mohun Bagan

Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri

East Bengal 1-1 Shillong Lajong FC

EB: Willis Plaza(45th - Assist Narayan Das)

SLFC: Samuel Lalmuanpuia(20th - Assist Bipin Singh)

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl

Aizawl FC 1-1 Bengaluru FC

AFC: Brandon Vanlalremdika(40th - Assist Ashutosh Mehta)

BFC: Sunil Chhetri(45th - Assist Cameron Watson)

14.02.2017

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai

Chennai City FC 1-1 Churchill Brothers FC

CCFC: Charles de Souza(65th - Assist Marcos Vinicius)

CB: Brandon Fernandes(63rd - Direct Freekick)

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