match report
Hyderabad FC 0-2 Mumbai City: Report, Ratings & Reaction as The Islanders End Hyderabad’s Unbeaten Run
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...
FC Goa 1-2 Chennaiyin FC: Report, Ratings & Reaction as the Marina Machans Edge Past the Gaurs in a Chaotic Affair
The Indian Super League’s matchday 7 action continued into the weekend, and Saturday’s clash was a big one as 7th-placed FC Goa took on Chennaiyin FC, who were just one spot behind them having played one fewer game. The Gaurs had won two of their last three matches, while Chennaiyin were winless in four. An exciting clash was set to grace the Fatorda, and here’s what we made of it: Report Goa started off well, but it was Chennaiyin FC who had a huge chance early on when Anirudh Thapa burst up the right and squared the ball to Jakub Sylvestr, who only had the keeper to beat from six yards out, but he failed to do so. However, from the resultant corners, Rafael Crivellaro picked out the top corner at the far post as the ball sailed over the keeper and the crowd in the box. First Bruno P...
NorthEast United 0-1 Jamshedpur FC: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Owen Coyle’s Men Edge Past the Highlanders
The 500th match of the Indian Super League was quite the battle, as 4th-placed NorthEast United took on 7th-placed Jamshedpur FC, with an unbeaten record on the line. Both sides had drawn their last two matches, so they were keen to get back to winning ways. The stage was set for an intriguing affair, and here’s what we made of it: Report The match was an intriguing tactical battle from the start, and the first opening came 18 minutes in when Kwesi Appiah burst past Peter Hartley to enter the box and create an opening to shoot, but he dragged his effort wide of the far post. The Ghanaian striker came close again six minutes later as he whipped a free-kick around the wall, but only managed to hit the side-netting. Jamshedpur’s first notable chance came in the 41st minute when Stephen E...
Odisha FC 1-2 Bengaluru FC: Report, Ratings & Reaction as the Blues Battle Their Way Past Odisha
The Indian Super League’s seventh matchday kicked off with an intriguing clash between 10th-placed Odisha FC and 4th-placed Bengaluru FC. Stuart Baxter’s side were still searching for their first win of the season and they only had a point in the bag, while the Blues had maintained their unbeaten record. An important clash was set to take place, and here’s what we made of it: Report Benagluru FC had a good chance to score early on when Erik Paartalu’s deflected cross reached Kristian Opseth at the edge of the six-yard box, but he shinned it well wide. Then, Paartalu himself had a look in the fifth minute when he let fly from a fair distance but just missed it. The Blues continued to look good and had another presentable opportunity in the 7th minute when the ball broke for Dimas Delga...
