Mohun Bagan Super Giant produced glowing fireworks within the festive week to safe a elegant 2-0 victory in opposition to hosts Hyderabad FC within the Indian Super League in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Mariners moved to the second place within the factors desk upon garnering 13 factors from six video games, behind top-placed Bengaluru FC (16) by solely three factors now. Hyderabad FC, who had been looking for a second successive triumph, are actually positioned eleventh within the standings with 4 factors from the six video games they’ve performed to this point. The Jose Molina-coached workforce rounded off this victory with utmost professionalism, bagging a purpose every throughout each halves and diligently defending as per their plans to maintain Hyderabad FC’s fast-paced assault at bay.
The guests capitalised on the probabilities they created, demonstrating neat ending and taking part in to their strengths to safe the three factors.
After a cagey begin that comprised defender Subhasish Bose getting booked within the twenty eighth minute, the Kolkata-based membership made their first headway into the sport courtesy of a Manvir Singh strike within the thirty seventh minute.
The two sides had been battling it out for possession within the centre of the park, earlier than midfield dynamo Anirudh Thapa opted to unleash his inventive genius by piercing open the Hyderabad FC backline together with his artful by means of ball.
The supply was launched in the direction of Manvir, who was on his dash already – combating an unimaginable dilemma altogether. Before this purpose, he had discovered the again of the web 4 occasions in opposition to Hyderabad FC, which is his highest such tally in opposition to any opponent within the league.
However, the attacker had gone seven video games with out discovering the again of the web in opposition to them too, and he snapped that streak by choosing the ball together with his toes, exhibiting exemplary management to spherical off goalkeeper Lalbiakhlua Jongte and slotting it house from the centre of the field to open the scoring for the sport.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant had been a power to reckon within the attacking half and therefore quite a few alternatives had been certain to return their approach.
It got here within the type of a free-kick within the fifty fifth minute, when up stepped attacking midfielder Greg Stewart, who curled the ball with the right tempo contained in the field, which was then met and hammered house by Bose to double their lead within the match.
The Mariners resorted to consolidating their benefit thereafter, taking part in a quite protected sport to see off the remainder of the 40-odd minutes and stroll again house with one other vital win of their kitty.
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