ISL: Hyderabad FC regain top spot with 1-0 win over FC Goa

Hyderabad FC regained their place at the top of the Indian Super League ISL 202223 points table after a 10 victory over FC Goa at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on SaturdayJavier Siverio 10th scored the only goal of the game whereas FC Goas Alvaro Vazquez who had come on as a substitute missed a great chance to get an equaliser after sending his penalty wide in the 83rd minuteBoth sides were heading into this game unbeaten in the season FC Goa had a 100 per cent win record after two games and Hyderabad FC had collected seven points after three gamesAfter Saturdays result Hyderabad FC are now with 10 points from four games while FC Goa are now placed fourth on the table with six points after three gamesHyderabad FC were unchanged from last weeks win over Bengaluru FC FC Goa on the other hand made two changes Ayush Chhetri and goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh were included in the starting XI with Glan Martins and Dheeraj Moirangthem dropped to the benchAlso Read Australian team condemns suffering behind Qatar World CupHyderabad took the lead in the 10th minute A throwin directed towards Bartholomew Ogbeches head from the left flank was flicked by the Nigerian onto the path of an onrushing Javier Siverio who made no mistake with his finish expertly placing the ball into the bottom left corner with his leftfootFC Goa had most of the possession in the firsthalf and were extremely patient in buildup trying to get the Hyderabad FC forwards to commit to the press and play through them but the Hyderabad FC defence disrupted most moves before the away team could enter the final thirdIn the 23rd minute Noah Sadaoui who was finding space in the left channel throughout the firsthalf played Redeem Tlang in who only had the Hyderabad FC goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani to beat but the FC Goa wingers lobbed effort was too tame and went straight into the hands of the Hyderabad FC goalkeeper at the edge of the boxHalftime ended with Hyderabad FC taking a 10 lead FC Goa head coach Carlos Pena made a double switch before heading into the secondhalf Marc Valiente and Redeem Tlang made way for Fares Arnaout and Makan ChotheThe secondhalf started with both sides showing greater urgency Hyderabad FC were more aggressive attempting to put FC Goa on the backfoot by overloading the flanks FC Goa were also less patient in their buildup looking to play the ball in behind more oftenNoah Sadaoui was found clear on goal four minutes later for FC Goa but some good work from Kattimani once again who was quick off his line forced the Moroccan to delay his shot and take it from a difficult angleFC Goa made another double switch later in the half Noah Sadaoui and Brandon Fernandes made way for Alvaro Vazquez and Brison Fernandes Hyderabad FC were the better side for the next 10 minutes getting into the final third with more ease but were unable to fashion some clear goalscoring opportunitiesNot long after FC Goa were given a penalty against the run of play Akash Mishra went flying into the path of Alvaro Vazquez in the box Vazquez took it upon himself to take the penalty but his shot went wideThe game was quite frenetic for the next couple of minutes Six minutes of added time were signalled during which Edu Bedia had a chance to equalise in the 95th minute after being found on the far post but Laxmikant Kattimani denied him with a brilliant save The match ended 10 to Hyderabad FCThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever