ISL: Defending Champions Hyderabad FC beat Jamshedpur FC

Hyderabad FC registered a fourth consecutive 10 victory this season as they edged past Jamshedpur FC in the Hero Indian Super League ISL at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on WednesdayMohammed Yasir scored again for the defending champions in the second half to end their winless streak against the Red MinersThe hosts made four changes to the side that lost to FC Goa in the last match Head coach Aidy Boothroyd replaced injured Eli Sabia with Pratik Chaudhari in defence In the midfield Wellington Priori dropped to the bench and Laldinpuia Pachuau took his place Jay Thomas and Harry Sawyer started as Farukh Choudhary and Ritwik Das started from the benchThe visitors made just one change that saw Bartholomew Ogbeche start as Borja Herrera returned to the benchDespite being goalless the first half was a decent one for Jamshedpur None of the Hyderabad FC players tested Rehenesh TP At the other end Laxmikant Kattimani barely managed to keep Daniel Chukwus header out of goal before being stretchered off with an injury after a collision with Harry SawyerBefore the visitors were forced to make a substitution Jamshedpur had to replace Laldinpuia Pachuau in the 25th minute Farukh Choudhary hopped on to replace the injured midfielderTowards the end of the first half Sawyer entered the box and faced the goal from an acute angle The striker opted to shoot rather than pass and saw his effort fly high The games complexion changed early in the second half as Hyderabad FC drew first blood Halicharan Narzarys low cross aimed at Ogbeche was intercepted by Peter HartleyAlso readISL Hyderabad FC regain top spot with 10 win over FC GoaHowever the ball eventually landed in front of an unmarked Yasir who squeezed the ball in at the near post in the 48th minuteApproaching the final quarter of the game the hosts finally tested substitute keeper Anuj Kumar Boris Singh found Sawyer with a low cross inside the box Sawyer had his back towards goal as he rolled it back towards Hartley whose shot was low and hard but unable to beat AnujSeven minutes from regulation time Odei Onaindia headed the ball back towards Anuj Under pressure from Ishan Pandita Anuj fumbled and ended up handling the ball outside the box The shotstopper only saw a yellow card for the offence and Jamshedpur FC failed to get anything from the resulting free kickAnother win for Hyderabad FC takes them seven points clear at the top with 13 points Their next challenge will come at home on November 19 Saturday when they host Kerala Blasters Jamshedpur FC remain in ninth place after their third loss of the season They play Chennaiyin FC at the Marina Arena on November 19 SaturdayThis 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