Substitute Bartholomew Ogbeche scored the match-winner within the 86th minute to script defending champion Hyderabad FC’s hard-fought 1-0 win over ATK Mohun Bagan within the Indian Super League at Gachibowli Stadium on Tuesday.
The mercurial Obgeche, who got here in instead within the 79th minute, surprised the ATKMB defence together with his artistry on high of the circle. Picking up an ideal cross from the left-flank on high of the circle, he dodged previous the carefully marking defender Damjanovic to essay a right-footer which caught the rival custodian off-guard and triggered celebrations within the house workforce camp and the sparse however noisy crowd within the 86th minute.
After struggling to search out the specified rhythm within the first-half, HFC confirmed higher coordination and created extra scoring alternatives however was thwarted by the alert rival defenders.
ATKMB had its probabilities to open the lead particularly when Revetria failed to search out the goal from inside the proper nook of the field from a Liston Colaco cross from the left-flank within the 71st minute.
Later, an excellent run down the left-flank by substitute Kian Giridev and one-to-one move to the sprinting Petratos noticed the latter’s left-footer saved by HFC custodian Gurmeet.
Earlier within the first-half, ATKMB might have simply scored three targets however for poor ending.
First to have an in depth take a look at the purpose was Dimitrios Petratos whose right-footer was palmed over the bar by the custodian Gurmeet within the thirteenth minute.
The combinationof Petratos, Federico Revetria and Asish Rai labored in tandem to repeatedly check the HFC defence with Rai working his manner down the proper flank with velocity and essaying some pretty crosses.
A nook from Petratos noticed Brendon Hamill’s right-footer from contained in the field noticed Gurmeet once more equal to the duty in the17th minute.
One of the only a few occasions HFC got here near scoring was when the speedy Mohammed Yasir essayed a ravishing, long-ranger which simply missed the goal.
Otherwise, it was ATKMB present all the best way within the first session however with out scoring any targets.
Just when it regarded as if HFC appeared to have settled to be extra focussed on guarding its citadel, HFC’s Borja Gonzalez’s lovely left-footer from the left-flank noticed the usually efficient Javier Toro header miss the goal within the thirty ninth minute.
The outcome: Hyderabad FC 1 (Ogbeche – 86th) bt ATK Mohun Bagan 0.
