ISL: Bartholomew Ogbeche hat-trick leads Hyderabad FC to 3-1 win over FC Goa

Bartholomew Ogbeche produced a vintage performance by scoring a hattrick as Hyderabad FC went back to top of the Indian Super League ISL 202223 table once again after beating FC Goa 31 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on ThursdayOgbeche who had previously scored only three goals in the season coming into the game put Hyderabad FC in front on two occasions before sealing the result at the endBoth teams got off to a slow start in this fixture Neither had created any big chances in the first 15 minutes but Hyderabad FC have never needed to be in control of the game to score goals and they showed that once again Halicharan Narzary picked out Ogbeche from the left flank and the Nigerian striker placed his header to perfection to give Hyderabad FC the lead in the 20th minuteFC Goa got their first real chance in the 28th minute Edu Bedia played an outstanding pass from deep in midfield but Noah Sadaoui couldnt find the right contact The halfchance led to a period where FC Goa made inroads into the final third more often but could not turn that into big chancesHyderabad FC were happy to sit back get into a compact shape and wait for the halftime whistle The half ended with Hyderabad FC leading 10In the 54th minute Sadaoui and Iker Guarrotxena combined to test Hyderabad FCs goalkeeper Gurmeet Singh who made a great save to deny Guarrotxenas volley after picking up a pass from the left Moments later FC Goa came up with a similar move but found success Sadaoui held up the ball on the left before floating it for a rushing Redeem Tlang to power the ball into the back of the net and level the scoreThe game had opened up by now and Hyderabad FC had a great chance to take the lead a few minutes later thanks to Joel Chianese but his shot was cleared off the line by Aibanbha DohlingAlso readISL FC Goa snatch late 22 draw against Jamshedpur FCSadaoui was finding a lot of joy on the left flank in the second half and Hyderabad FC seemed to have no answers for him On one occasion it looked like hed set up Mohamed Fares to take the lead but the goal was chalked offsideFC Goa enjoyed most of the possession but werent able to turn that into goals Ogbeche made them pay for it by putting Hyderabad FC in the lead in the 79th minuteThe ISLs alltime top goalscorer got on the end of a rebound and smashed the ball into the roof of the net to give Hyderabad FC the lead He got his hattrick in the 90th minute and confirmed the three points for Hyderabad FC with a sublime headerHyderabad FC will host Chennaiyin FC at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad on January 12 FC Goa will visit the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati to face NorthEast United FC on January 15 and will be hoping Odisha FC slip up when they play next as even a point to the Juggernauts will push them into sixth placeThis 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