FC Goa continued its unbeaten run because it beat Hyderabad FC 2-0 in an ISL 2023-24 match on the G.M.C Balayogi Athletics Stadium right here on Thursday.
Carlos Martinez scored a brace as Goa registered its eighth win from 11 video games and jumped to the highest of the desk with 27 factors, dislodging Kerala Blasters FC.
Hyderabad suffered its eighth lack of the season because the Thangboi Singto-coached aspect continues to languish on the backside of the desk.
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Martinez opened the scoresheet for Goa and gave his aspect an early lead within the seventh minute. Brandon Fernandes broke by means of the Hyderabad defence and assisted a stunning move as Martinez scored from shut vary.
The house aspect was fortunate to not concede a second, as two minutes later, Noah Sadaoui’s right-footed shot hit the bar of the goalpost.
The chants of ‘Let’s go Hyderabad, let’s go’ reverberated in a moderately empty stadium as a handful of trustworthy house followers cheered the house aspect after Hyderabad earned a nook kick within the twenty eighth minute. However, the yellow and black brigade didn’t equalise as Lalchhanhima Sailo shot off track.
Jay Gupta, with a positive help, helped Goa double the rating as Martinez scored a brace within the thirtieth minute with a right-footed shot from exterior the field because the ball evaded Gurmeet and entered the underside proper nook.
The second half noticed each groups ring in substitutions, with Goa bringing in Raynier Fernandes instead of Ayush Dev Chhetri and Sadaoui making manner for Borja Herrera Gonzalez.
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Hyderabad, too made adjustments in an try to attain a objective by substituting ahead Aaren D Silva for Joseph Sunny and midfielder Abdul Rabeeh for Abhijith P.A. The house aspect tried to penetrate the opponent’s defence with attacking strikes, however the Goa defence stood resolute.
In the seventy fifth minute, Hyderabad got here shut as Ramhlunchhunga shot on course, however Gaurs backline efficiently cleared the midfielder’s try.
Although Manolo Marquez’s males didn’t rating a 3rd, it was a easy day on the workplace for them as they outwitted Hyderabad in all departments.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com