Hyderabad FC stays at the top with a 2-1 victory over Bengaluru FC

With the win, Hyderabad has extended its lead at the top of the table to four points. It has 29 points from 16 games. Bengaluru remains third on 23 points, two behind Jamshedpur FC, which has a game in hand.

Sunil Chhetri netted his historic 50th goal and became the ISL’s leading scorer alright, but that just wasn’t enough for Bengaluru FC on Friday night. His team was beaten 2-1 by Hyderabad FC at the GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim.

It was indeed a disappointing outing for the Bengaluru captain and his men, as they saw their unbeaten run finally coming to an end — after nine games.

With the win, Hyderabad has extended its lead at the top of the table to four points. It has 29 points from 16 games. Bengaluru remains third on 23 points, two behind Jamshedpur FC, which has a game in hand.

Bengaluru had started well on this night, as its formidable frontline had the Hyderabad defence concerned early on. The Hyderabad defenders, though, proved up to the task. The same, however, could not be said about their Bengaluru counteparts.

Siverio, however, made it count, as he beat the outstretched hands of keeper Gurpreet Sandhu.

Fourteen minutes later, a smartly — and rather quickly — taken short free-kick by Sauvik Chakrabarti set Victor up to make it 2-0.

The highlight of the second half was, of course, that goal by Chhetri — off a deft pass from substitute Udanta Singh. It came too late, though.

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