Hyderabad FC vs Mohun Bagan Highlights, ISL 2023-24: HFC 0-2 MBSG at FT, Asish Rai doubles lead in stoppage time

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Mohun Bagan reclaim third spot on the points table with five wins on the trot and are just two points off table toppers Kerala Blasters, who have played three matches more than the defending champions.

Brendan Hamill and Sahal were the star of the night as they unlock the Hyderabad defense late in the game before Asish Rai scored a blinder to double the lead in the stoppage time.

KBFC and FC Goa will fight it out for the top spot tomorrow at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao. Do join us for all the action, good night for now

Full Time!

The referee blows the full-time whistle upon completion of the added 8 minutes and Mohun Bagan bagged all three points for the fifth win on the trot. They also scripted history by becoming the first ISL side to win all their opening five matches!

GOOOOOALLLL!

90+6' Ashis Rai makes it 2-0 for Mohun Bagan! A rocket of a shot by the wing back as he shoots a loose ball from inside the box after Boumous shot was blocked following a cross by Subhasish from the left!

Suhail Ahmad Bhat shows quality!

90+2' Suhail Ahmad Bhat shows his quality off the bench as he goes for the goal from a tight angle on the left. The Kashmiri footballer tries to lob it into the goal but goalkeeper palmed it away!

Eight minutes added

90+1' Eight minutes of stoppage time added and both sides see yellow cards in the added minutes. First Joao Victor sees yellow for a late lunge while MBSG defender Ashish Rai fouls Mark Zo to stop a counter! HFC 0-1 MBSG

Substitution

88' Late changes by both sides after the goal as Lalrinliana Hnamte comes on for Sahal on MBSG's side while Hitesh joins play for Yasir in Hyderabad's attack.

The goal came from a swift counter-attack from the left while Sahal showed his quality by playing the ball quickly into the box for Hamill, who timed his run well to reach the ball inside the box! HFC 0-1 MBSG

GOOOOOALLLLLL!

86' Brendan Hamill finally scores for Mohun Bagan, Abdul Sahal Samad assists him through to the goal!

Yellow card for Kiyan Nassiri Giri

84' Frustration shows up from youngster Kiyan Nassiri Giri as he fouls Mark Zo from behind after losing the ball while racing on a counter attack! The referee shows him yellow for the offence

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82' Mark Zothanpuia delivers a poor cross out for a goal kick from the left wing after Hyderabad had an opportunity to catch MBSG on the counter. To MBSG's credit, they managed to put enough bodies in the box to defend the counter-attack

Boumous just goes wide off the post!

80' Kiyan Nassiri Giri wins the ball right outside the HFC box to start a threatening counter. He immediately sets up Boumous, who bursts into the box to find an angle to shoot but just goes wide! There goes the chance of winning the match begging HFC 0-0 MBSG

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78' HFC defense has started to frustrate MBSG forward line now as Liston Colaco delivers a poor cross into the box out for a goal kick as he struggled to find any option inside a crowded box!

Joao Victor shoots from outside the box!

74' A purposeful attack by HFC as Mark Zothanpuia overlaps on the left wing to deliver a cross for Yasir inside the box. Yasir's control, however, wasn't towards the goal and he sets up Joao outside the box instead for a shot, which was deflected out for a corner! HFC 0-0 MBSG

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72' It seems like HFC are playing for a draw already as Mark Zothanpuia goes down on the ground claiming cramp and a few seconds later he was up on his feet like nothing ever happened. Not positive for a side, who are yet to win a match this season.

Substitution

70' Substitution by Hyderabad too asRamhlunchhunga comes on for Makan Chhothe. Meanwhile the match is halted for few minutes as Sahil Tavora goes down following a challenge!

Substitution

65' Change in attack by MBSG as Juan Ferrando sends in Armandou Sadiku in place of Jason Cummings as the number 9! Meanwhile HFC have an indirect freekick

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62' Another quality passage of play from MBSG leads to a threatening cross by Sahal from the right but HFC defenders were up to the task again to clear the ball! The quality in MBSG build-up is visible but not apparent inside the box! HFC 0-0 MBSG

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59' The match goes back to MBSG taking charge of the ball and they continue to pepper the box with passes but the end product continue to lack! HFC with their sporadic chances may just hurt them

Joao Victor shoots off target!

56' Glorious chance for Hyderabad go begging as Joao Victor places himself well outside the box to receive the ball unmarked following a counter! The Brazilian curls it to the far post from the left but misses the target by an inch! Could have been the surprise lead for Hyderabad! HFC 0-0 MBSG

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54' MBSG continue to put pressure on Hyderabad FC as they win another corner! Boumous takes it short but hits it too close to the goalkeeper to collect!

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51' Back-to-back crosses from left wing by Mohun Bagan following a well-constructed attacks! Both failed to find end product as the first one by Colaco is too heavy while the second one by Nassiri does find Cummings but the Australian couldn't keep his first-touch shot on target!

Sahal Abdul Samad's shot deflected!

47' MBSG win an early corner and Hamil delivers it to the near post, leading to a loose ball for Sahal outside the box! The midfielder goes for a shot first time but hits a teammate instead before the ball rolled out of play! HFC 0-0 MBSG

2nd half starts!

46' The second half gets underway

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The first half was expectedly dominated by the defending champions MBSG with the likes of Liston Colaco, Sahal Abdul Samad making things difficult for the Nizams. The hosts felt the absence of their home fans well in Bhubaneswar as chances came a few their way during the half, including a shot off target late in the half by Knowles! HFC 0-0 MBSG

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Half Time!

Hyderabad catch hold of the possession in the closing minutes and try to exert themselves in the attacking third but MBSG defense looked far superior from letting them deliver a key pass into the box before the referee blows the half time whistle! HFC 0-0 MBSG

Three minutes added

45+1' Three minutes of stoppage time added on completion of 45 minutes

Yellow card for Hyderabad FC

44' Mohammad Yasir sees a yellow card for taking down Sahal Abdul Samad on the break! Liston Colaco gets a chance to score right after as he cuts into the box from the left wing following a direct run; curls it towards the goal but blasts the ball out for a goalkick!

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40' An extended spell of possession for Hyderabad but they fail to create a chance out of it. The side looks pedestrian, explains why they sit bottom of the table

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37' Hyderabad are caught on the counter following the second corner and Sahal Abdul Samad catches hold of the ball before making a direct run on the right wing to deliver a cross but some last-ditched defending by Nim Dorjee kept the danger at bay! HFC 0-0 MBSG

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36' Hyderabad FC win a back-to-back corner following a sporadic attack from the left wing! Pennanen disappoints with his delivery in both situations as HFC fail to put pressure on MBSG from set pieces HFC 0-0 MBSG