Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- Vafa Hakhamaneshi's second-half strike proved to be enough on Friday as Chennaiyin FC edged past East Bengal 1-0 in a Hero ISL match at the Salt Lake Stadium

The Thomas Brdaric-side, thus, returned to winning ways after having lost their previous game to FC Goa.

The crucial away win also helped Chennaiyin climb to fifth in the table with seven points from four games.

In what proved to be an exciting encounter, both sides were reduced to 10 men, with Vafa and East Bengal's Sarthak Golui seeing red cards each.

But Chennaiyin coach Brdaric said he was happy with the way his team performed as they kept the first clean sheet of the season.

In fact, the last time that CFC had kept a clean sheet was back in Jan. early thi...