The 11th matchday of the Indian Super League got underway tonight, and the first match saw 7th-placed NorthEast United face Hyderabad FC, who were a spot above them in the table. The Highlanders were winless in five, so they desperately needed three points, while Hyderabad FC had rediscovered their mojo in that 4-1 success over Chennaiyin FC, so they wanted to build on that momentum. An important clash was set to ensue, and here’s what we made of it: Report Within three minutes, Joel Chianese beat three defenders as he got to the byline on the right, turned inside and poked the ball across to Aridane Santana, who turned it in from close range. Took what four players out by dribbling from the wings till the 6 yard box and putting it on a plate, brilliant — Raghu (@Raghunandhanan_) January 8...
Hyderabad FC have confirmed the signing of midfielder Roland Alberg from Dutch club Roda JC on a loan for the remainder of the season. 🚨 OFFICIAL! 🚨 🤝 Dutch Midfielder Roland Alberg agrees to join Hyderabad FC till the end of the 2020-21 season. #WelcomeAlberg #HarKadamNayaDum #HydKeHainHum #HyderabadFC 💛🖤 Find out more about @rolandalberg 👇https://t.co/L0Ze22bshH — Hyderabad FC (@HydFCOfficial) December 28, 2020 The 30-year-old Dutchman is a graduate of the AZ Alkmaar youth academy, in a batch including Iceland international Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson. He made his Eredivise debut with Excelisor, before moving to Turkey in 2013 to play for Elazığspor. He had a three-year stint with ADO Den Haag thereafter, followed by spells at Philadelphia Unio...
The final clash of the Indian Super League’s matchday 8 saw 9th-placed Kerala Blasters take on Hyderabad FC, who were just one spot above them in the table but six points clear. Kibu Vicuña’s side were still searching for their first victory of the season, while the Nizams were looking to get back to winning ways after seeing their unbeaten run end last time out. An interesting battle was set to ensue, and here’s what we made of it: Report Kerala Blasters started off well, but Hyderabad thought that they should have had a penalty in the first quarter of an hour when Nishu Kumar nudged Aridane in the box as the Spanish forward looked set to head a cross, but the referee saw nothing wrong. In the 29th minute, Abdul Nediyodath climbed highest as he attacked a corner and thumped his header hom...
Sunday’s Indian Super League action kicked off with a cracker, as 6th-placed Hyderabad FC (who were unbeaten) faced league-leaders Mumbai City FC. Hyderabad had turned up the heat against East Bengal last time out, but Mumbai’s winning-streak went cold against the 10 men of Jamshedpur FC. A brilliant clash was brewing, and here’s what we made of it: Report The match started off a bit slowly in terms of chances, but there was a proper firework in the 38th minute when Bipin Singh cushioned Ahmed Jahouh’s crossfield ball to Vignesh Dakshinamurthy in the box, and the left-back directed his volley right into the top corner. GOAL! HFC 0-1 MCFC 38′ A stunning passing move from Mumbai ends with a sublime volleyed finish by Vignesh! Follow #ISL #HFCMCFC LIVE bloghttps://t.co/r4OSRq2uYn pic.tw...