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12’
A well-deserved lead for the Nizams and so they look threatening for extra. Akash Mishra is thru to the byline and Hitesh had on a regular basis to get a shot in, however it’s blocked.
9’
Yasir loses the ball to O’Doherty, however exhibits the resilience to chase the ball again. The play unfold to the left and Borja pings a scorching cross into the again put up and Siverio is there to go it in, leaving Kamaljit no likelihood. GOAALL!!
7’
Slippery situations on the Salt Lake, that means defenders and goalkeepers should watch out on the ball. Hyderabad wins a nook down the proper. Kamaljit comes out to punch it away and EB is protected.
4’
HFC raids down the proper. But the house defence places within the needed work to carry tight. East Bengal pressured into its personal half by the Hyderabad press.
KICK-OFF
East Bengal in its residence equipment, whereas Hyderabad FC in its away color of sunshine blue. And the sport rolls on.
Playing 11
Hyderabad FC: (Playing XI): Gurmeet Singh (GK), Odei Onaindia, Nikhil Poojary, Nim Dorjee, Akash Mishra, Mohammad Yasir, Hitesh Sharma, Borja Herrera, Bartholomew Ogbeche (C), Rohit Danu, Javier Siverio.
East Bengal: (Playing XI): Kamaljit Singh (GK), Mohamad Rakip, Lalchungnunga, Sarthak Golui, Charis Kyriakou, Alex Lima, Mobashir Rahman, Jordan O’Doherty, Cleiton Silva (C), Suhair Vadakkepeedika, Naorem Singh
Match Preview
Two groups with contrasting fortunes and differing agendas will probably be locking horns when East Bengal hosts Hyderabad FC in a match-week 16 fixture of ISL-9 on the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday.
For East Bengal, which is struggling on the ninth place within the 11-team desk with 12 factors from 13 matches, this will probably be a combat to safe a spot within the play-offs (top-six).
Hyderabad, with 32 factors from 14 matches, will probably be gunning for the League Shield by regaining its place on the high of the standings. A win is critical for Hyderabad if it needs to cut back the seven-points hole with the present chief Mumbai City FC.
The latest loss in opposition to Jamshedpur FC would have damage East Bengal because it continued to stay eight factors adrift of the sixth-placed group, presently FC Goa, within the league standings. East Bengal has the benefit of taking part in one match lower than different groups, however that may quickly turn into insignificant if it fails to regain the profitable kind.
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Interestingly, East Bengal enjoys the sixth-best away file within the league however has not been in a position to replicate the same kind at residence.
With just one win at residence to this point, East Bengal should do one thing extraordinary to get the higher of Hyderabad in its upcoming tie. So much will rely upon how Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva, who scored six targets within the final six matches to be on high of this season’s goal-scoring chart with 9 targets, converts the scoring alternatives to understand East Bengal’s hopes.
“We have seven games left. Many of our games have been close encounters. We must continue to play and fight. At the start of the season, I said that this is a rebuilding project. You can’t expect unbeaten streaks during such a project,” mentioned East Bengal coach Stephen Constantine. “These are not excuses. These are facts. You cannot expect a team that has won one or two games in the last two seasons to win 15 games in the third season without making any changes,” he added.
Hyderabad dropped factors within the 1-1 draw in opposition to Chennaiyin FC final week. The defending champion should be cautious about one other faltering step that may transfer it farther from the League Shield race.
East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC Predicted XI
East Bengal Predicted XI: Sen (GK); Mahesh, Lalchungunga, Gonzalez, Lalrinzuala; Alex, O’Doherty, Rahman, Mukherjee; Silva, Jangra
Hyderabad FC Predicted XI: Kattimani (GK); Poojary, Onaindia, Chinglensana, Manoj, Yasir, Hitesh, Victor (C), Nazary; Siverio, Ogbeche.
Despite seeing its profitable streak finish in its final outing, Hyderabad is now unbeaten in six successive video games. Hyderabad will hope to see extra targets from its key striker Bartholomew Ogbeche, who’s firing on all cylinders and has scored 4 targets within the final two video games.
“We are not playing our best football, but despite that, the team is difficult to beat. We have been organised so far. It will be a tough game because they have good players, including the league’s top-scorer Cleiton Silva,” mentioned Hyderabad head coach Manolo Marquez. “Now we enter the decisive phase. We know that we will be in the playoffs. To try and win the Shield, we will have to be ambitious,” he added.
-Amitabha Das Sharma
Where to observe the East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC match
The match will probably be broadcast reside on Star Sports Network from 7.30 PM IST on Friday, January 20. The match may also be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar App and Website.
