Super Cup: 5 Talking Points as Chennai City FC get the better of Bengaluru FC in clash of champions

#4 Chennai City's young Indian rearguard stands tall

Gaurav Bora stood tall at the heart of Chennai City's defence

At 26, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul was the senior statesman in the Chennai City rearguard. In Gaurav Bora, Tarif Akhand and Ajithkumar Kamaraj, there were three defenders aged 18, 19 and 20.

Now, keep that in mind and consider the opposition they were up against - Chhetri, Udanta and Miku. It's the kind of challenge that a lot of young, inexperienced players could easily wilt under, but not this Chennai City side - not under Akbar Nawas's watch.

Gaurav Bora stood tall in the middle, he won every header he had to, he was superb while defending set-pieces, which Bengaluru are so dangerous from, and he led the line superbly. Tarif was not to be left far behind.

But it was Ajithkumar's performance that caught the eye the most. The young man was in all sorts of trouble against Udanta's pace in the first half, as Bengaluru kept fashioning chances from their right flank, but after the break, Ajithkumar was a totally different player.

He was aggressive in the tackle against Udanta, he matches the Bengaluru winger's speed, and he was superb in the face of all the Bengaluru pressure in the second half.