Hyderabad FC produced one in every of its brightest performances but with a commanding 3-1 victory over Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) conflict right here on Saturday.
The customer remained in second place on the factors desk, behind Mumbai City FC with 19 factors from 9 matches whereas the host, too, stayed in seventh place with 10 factors from eight matches.
The defending champion’s three targets got here via eye-catching left-footed strikes within the second half, of which two emerged from exterior the field.
Hyderabad went 1-0 up after Halicharan Narzary got here up with a stinging shot that went previous the outstretched fingers of ‘keeper Debjit Majumder.
Even as Chennaiyin was making attacking forays through Abdenasser El Khayati’s speedy runs, Hyderabad raced to a 2-0 lead minutes earlier than Chennaiyin’s Ajith Kumar was proven a crimson card (two yellow).
The ball was proper within the slot for Chinglensana Singh after a set-piece transfer resulted in a poor clearance from the defence.
El Khayati raised hopes with an exquisite and exact cross to Petar Sliskovic, who headed it residence. The crowd was utterly behind Chennaiyin each time it had the ball possession.
The pleasure was, nonetheless, shortlived when substitute Borja Herrera shocked the gang with a stinging left-footed strike that crashed into the correct aspect of the online, giving Debjit little likelihood.
After a tepid quarter-hour, there was a variety of motion within the first session which turned out to be goalless. There was little to separate the 2 sides with every having a number of photographs on the goal.
THE RESULTS
Hyderabad FC 3 (Halicharan Narzary 65, Chinglensana Singh 74, Borja Herrera 85) bt Chennaiyin FC 1 (Petar Sliskovic 78).
