Hyderabad FC finally found their rich vein of form after humbling SC East Bengal. Tilak Maidan witnessed another impressive performance on Monday, as SC East Bengal were thrashed 4-0 by the table-toppers Hyderabad FC.
Hyderabad soared into first place, ahead of Kerala Blasters, owing to a greater goal difference. SC East Bengal were outdone and outclassed once again, another dismal performance. They have now shipped 25 goals in just 13 matches.
Hyderabad FC: Player Ratings
Coach: Manuel Márquez Roca
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: L. Kattimani (8.5/10)
Defenders: A. Mishra (8/10), Chinglensana (7.5/10), A. Rai (7/10), J. Victor (6/10)
Midfielders: S. Chakraborty (7.5/10), H. Sharma (8/10), Ogbeche (9.5/10), N. Poojari (7/10), A. Jadhav (6.5/10)
Forwards: J. Siverio (8/10)
Substitutes: S. Tavora (6/10), J. Chianese (6.5/10), N Tamang (6/10), P. Singh (6/10), M. Zothanpuia (6/10)
SC EAST BENGAL: PLAYER RATINGS
Coach: Renedy Singh
Formation: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: A. Bhattacharya (7.5/10)
Defenders: F. Prce (5/10), A. Khan (5.5/10), A. Mukherjee (5/10), A. Singh (6/10)
Midfielders: S. Das (6.5/10), D. Sidoel (7/10), N. Singh (7.5/10), A. Perosevic (6.5/10)
Forwards: T. Haokip (4.5/10), M. Rafique (7.5/10)
Substitutes: H. Mondal (5.5/10), J. Singh (6/10), W. Luwang (6/10), Hnamte (6/10), M. Santos (6.5/10)
Player of the Match
Bartholomew Ogbeche bagged his second hat-trick of the season and took his goal-scoring tally to 12 goals. It was another complete performance from the mercurial striker as he continues his consistent run of form.
He won the Hero of the Match award, his 5th of the campaign.
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