ISL: NEUFC vs HFC, Highlights: Dominant Hyderabad FC brush aside NorthEast United FC

Hyderabad
FC
dominated
the
game
as
Bartholomew
Ogbeche,
Halicharan
Narzary
and
Borja
Herrera
got
their
names
on
the
scoresheet.
They
finished
the
game
with
nine
shots
on
target
while
NEUFC
could
only
muster
two.

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In
the
13th
minute,
there
was
a
sign
of
what
was
to
come
for
the
Highlanders
on
the
night,
when
Mohamed
Irshad
brought
Halicharan
Narzary
down
on
the
left
flank
and
had
his
name
taken
by
the
referee.
From
the
resulting
freekick,
Mohammad
Yasir
whipped
a
beautiful
ball
into
the
box
and
Bartholomew
Ogbeche
simply
side-footed
the
ball
into
the
back
of
the
net
to
give
the
defending
champions
an
early
lead.

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Midway
through
the
first
half,
Hyderabad
FC
broke
on
the
counter
with
Yasir.
The
winger
played
an
inch-perfect
low
pass
to
Narzary
on
the
opposite
flank.
Narzary
then
played
the
ball
into
the
path
of
Javier
Siverio
before
the
Spaniard’s
attempt
was
superbly
saved
by
Arindam
Bhattacharja
at
full
stretch.

In
the
final
minute
of
first-half
stoppage
time,
NorthEast
United
came
close
to
leveling
the
score.
Romain
Philippoteaux’s
cross
from
the
right
flank
was
parried
by
Nikhil
Poojary
and
went
straight
to
Jon
Gaztanaga.
The
Spanish
midfielder’s
looping
ball
towards
the
far
post
was
inches
away
from
youngster
Parthib
Gogoi.
It
ended
up
being
one
of
the
few
highlights
for
the
home
team
on
the
night.

Five
minutes
into
the
second
half,
Ogbeche
and
Siverio
played
a
sublime
one-two
before
the
former
was
taken
down
inside
the
box
by
Gaurav
Bora,
and
the
referee
immediately
pointed
to
the
spot.
Ogbeche
stepped
up
to
take
the
penalty
but
Bhattacharja
went
the
correct
way
to
deny
the
Nigerian,
keeping
the
Highlanders
in
the
game
briefly.

Closing
in
on
the
hour
mark,
the
NorthEast
United
FC
shot-stopper
produced
another
great
save.
Hitesh
Sharma
crossed
the
ball
in
from
the
left
flank
before
Siverio’s
goal-bound
header
was
palmed
away
by
Bhattacharja.
Minutes
later,
substitute
Rochharzela
found
Matt
Derbyshire
with
a
cross,
only
for
the
striker
to
put
it
wide
of
the
post.

In
the
69th
minute,
yet
another
instance
of
sloppiness
from
NorthEast
United
FC
resulted
in
a
goal-scoring
chance
that
was
successfully
taken.
Bhattacharja
rolled
the
ball
towards
Bora,
who
was
robbed
of
it
by
Narzary.
The
28-year-old
kept
his
composure
and
slotted
in
Hyderabad
FC’s
100th
Hero
ISL
goal.
Four
minutes
later,
Narzary
combined
well
with
substitute
Borja
Herrera
on
the
left
flank.
Herrera
scored
Hyderabad
FC’s
third
goal
of
the
evening,
just
two
minutes
after
coming
on.

Hyderabad
FC’s
dominance
could
have
resulted
in
more
goals.
Four
minutes
from
regulation
time,
striker
Ogbeche
rattled
the
crossbar
and
the
play
only
resulted
in
a
goal
kick.
The
final
scoreline
was
only
the
second
instance
of
a
team
this
season
not
managing
to
get
on
the
scoresheet,
with
the
previous
instance
also
involving
NorthEast
United
FC.

Hyderabad
FC
will
now
make
the
long
trip
back
home
to
host
Bengaluru
FC
in
their
next
game
on
Saturday,
October
22.
The
Highlanders
will
be
hoping
for
a
positive
result
when
they
host
East
Bengal
FC
on
Thursday,
October
20.

Source:
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