| Event | 2017–18 Indian Super League | ||||||
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| Date | 17 March 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Sree Kanteerava Stadium,Bangalore,Karnataka | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Maílson Alves | ||||||
| Referee | Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,753 | ||||||
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The2018 Indian Super League Cup Final was afootball match betweenBengaluru andChennaiyin, played on 17 March 2018, at theSree Kanteerava Stadium inBangalore. The match was a culmination of the2017–18 Indian Super League, the fourth season of one of the top professionalfootball leagues in India. Chennaiyin won the match, defeating Bengaluru 3–2. Hero of the MatchMaílson Alves scored a brace for Chennaiyin whileRaphael Augusto scored their third goal. Bengaluru'sSunil Chhetri originally gave his side the lead with his ninth minute goal whileMiku scored their consolation in second half stoppage-time.
Chennaiyin managed to qualify for the finals after finishing in second during the regular season. They then defeatedGoa over two legs, 4–1, in the semi-finals. Bengaluru qualified for the finals after finishing at the top of the regular season table. They then defeatedPune City during the semi-finals tie, 3–1. Prior to the finals, Chennaiyin and Bengaluru played each other twice during the season, with both sides winning the away fixtures against each other.
The ISL Cup was Chennaiyin's second, after they won the2015 final. This was Bengaluru's first time in the final in what was only their first season in the Indian Super League. As the winner of the cup, Chennaiyin earned a berth into the2019 AFC Cup qualifiers.it was a thriller with one late goal
This was Bengaluru's first season in the Indian Super League and also their first appearance in the finals. Meanwhile Chennaiyin made their second appearance in the Indian Super League finals.
Sunil Chhetri scored the fastest goal in an Indian Super League final in 8 minutes 5 seconds.[1]
Maílson Alves was named the man of the match for scoring two goals.[2]
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