ISL 2016: Florent Malouda magic propels Delhi Dynamos

Florent Malouda led from the front as he scored his first goal in the Hero Indian Super League and set up Delhi Dynamos’ fluent 4-1 win over Chennaiyin FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday.

The former Chelsea midfielder orchestrated his team’s fluent display, scoring twoce and creating two more to help his team waltz to the top of the leaague table with 16 points from nine matches.

Richard Gadze gave Delhi Dynamos the lead in 15th minute before Malouda made it 2-0 in the 25th. Bernard Mendy sparked Chennaiyin briefly in the 37th minute with a surging run that ended with a goal, but Delhi were unstoppable in the second half with Kean Lewis making it 3-1 and Malouda scoring again to complete the rout.

The 1-4 defeat was among the heaviest suffered by Marco Materazzi in the ISL and follows the 1-3 reverse against Delhi in the season opener at home. Delhi are coached by Gianluca Zambrotta who was Materazzi’s team mate when Italy won the World Cup in 2006.

The loss left Chennaiyin with plenty of work to do for the remaining matches, coming as it did after three successive draws. The defending champions are fifth with 10 points from eight matches.