Bengaluru, Feb. 25 -- Bengaluru FC ousted Chennaiyin FC with a slender 1-0 scoreline at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium to qualify for the playoffs of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Tuesday.

Chennaiyin FC, who now have 24 points from 22 games, will not make the playoffs, whereas the Blues, who now have 37 points, see themselves in third spot as a result of this triumph. Rahul Bheke's strike in the 37th minute proved to be enough to secure a win for Bengaluru FC.

Prior to that, though, Chennaiyin FC nearly cracked the code to calmly carve open the Bengaluru FC defence in the ninth minute. Jiteshwor Singh led the move down the centre of the park before distributing the ball to the flanks to try and spot openings inside the home team...