ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC gain goal difference boost in league title race with a 6-1 win against NEUFC

Javier
Siverio
bagged
a
brace,
while
Borja
Herrera,
Odei
Onaindia
and
Joel
Chianese
were
on
target
for
the
defending
champions,
with
the
final
Hyderabad
FC
goal
coming
in
the
form
of
a
Gaurav
Bora
own-goal.

ISL
2022-23
Points
Table
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ISL
2022-23
Fixtures

Both
sides
made
a
solitary
change
to
their
respective
sides.
Mohammad
Yasir
returned
to
the
starting
XI
for
the
hosts
and
Rohit
Danu
dropped
to
the
bench.
Sehnaj
Singh
came
in
to
replace
the
suspended
Jon
Gaztanaga
in
the
NorthEast
United
FC
midfield.

4
goals
in
first
half

Four
goals
were
scored
in
the
first
half
and
the
first
one
came
in
the
eighth
minute
via
Siverio.
Herrera
whipped
a
corner
in
over
the
defence
before
Siverio
side-footed
a
volley
past
Mirshad
Michu
from
close
range.

Match
Centre

Herrera
turned
from
provider
to
scorer
in
the
24th
minute
when
he
cut
in
from
the
right
flank
before
making
his
way
past
two
NorthEast
United
FC
defenders
and
getting
his
shot
away.
Michu
got
a
glove
to
the
ball
but
it
snuck
past
him
at
the
near
post.

The
Nizams
scored
thrice
before
half-time

At
the
half-hour
mark,
the
defending
champions
went
three
up.
Herrera
was
at
the
heart
of
the
move
yet
again.
The
Spanish
midfielder’s
free-kick
was
headed
clear
by
Bora
but
only
as
far
as
Onaindia,
who
pounced
on
it
and
buried
it
past
the
keeper.

Five
minutes
later,
Wilmar
Jordan’s
header
was
palmed
over
the
bar
by
the
keeper
and
a
minute
later,
the
Highlanders
pulled
a
goal
back.
Hyderabad
FC
failed
to
clear
the
ball
properly
as
Pragyan
Gogoi
played
it
back
into
the
box,
where
Aaron
Evans
skipped
the
offside
trap
and
slotted
it
past
Gurmeet
Singh.

In
the
final
quarter
of
the
game,
a
long
diagonal
came
to
Yasir
on
the
left
flank.
The
winger
put
in
a
low
cross
that
was
tapped
in
by
Siverio.
Four
minutes
later,
substitute
Joel
Chianese
was
picked
out
by
Halicharan
Narzary
and
scored
with
his
first
involvement
in
the
game.

Ten
minutes
from
time,
Chianese
rose
highest
to
head
a
corner
towards
goal.
The
effort
was
parried
by
the
keeper
towards
Bora
and
the
defender
only
managed
to
head
the
ball
back
into
his
own
net.

The
win
takes
Hyderabad
FC
to
the
top
of
the
table
once
more,
a
point
clear
of
Mumbai
City
FC,
who
have
a
game
in
hand.
The
manner
of
victory
goes
a
long
way
in
Hyderabad’s
favour
as
they
battle
for
first
spot,
with
their
goal
difference
deficit
against
Mumbai
City
FC
now
reduced
to
four.

The
defending
champions
will
visit
Goa
for
their
next
game
on
January
5.
NorthEast
United
FC
stay
at
the
bottom
of
the
table
with
three
points.
The
Highlanders
will
host
Bengaluru
FC
on
January
6.

Key
Stats
from
Match

–
Javier
Siverio
put
the
joint-most
shots
on
target
(3)
in
the
match
–
Gaurav
Bora
made
the
most
clearances
(8)
in
the
match
–
Bartholomew
Ogbeche
suffered
the
most
fouls
(4)
in
the
match

(ISL
Media)