Hyderabad FC Overpowered NorthEast

Bartholomew Ogbeche showed his worth again as he struck twice in Hyderabad FC’s 5-1 win over NorthEast United in the Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Goa.

Chinglensana Singh (12’) gave Hyderabad FC the lead early before Ogbeche (27’) doubled their advantage. NorthEast United hit back through Laldanmawia Ralte (43’) just before the interval. Ogbeche (78’) then got on the scoresheet again before Aniket Jadhav (90’) and Javier Siverio sealed an emphatic victory.

Post Match Press Conference:

Manuel Marquez: “We got three of our goals in the last fifteen minutes. We deserved to win but I don’t know if 5-1 is a fair scoreline. I think more or less we played a good game. “

Advice at Half-Time

“Nothing special. I told them to have a strong mentality and try to score the third goal. When you’re leading by only one goal, the opposition can equalize in one action.”

On Points Table-

“We have just played five games, there are fifteen more at least. It’s not decided till the last five games.”

Khalid Jamil: “Yeah everybody tried hard. I don’t want to blame anybody, they all worked hard. We have to think about the next game. We conceded silly goals in the last ten minutes. After the third and fourth goal the players’ morale went down. We should not think about the defeats. We must forget and think about the next game.”

The big win lifted Hyderabad FC to second spot in the table just two points behind Mumbai City FC while the Highlanders slipped to tenth place. NorthEast United’s next assignment sees them take on SC East Bengal on Friday. As for Hyderabad FC, they face upbeat FC Goa.