ISL: Efficient second-half show helps Hyderabad win 3-2 against Jamshedpur

Goals by Muhammed Rafi Joseph Sunny and Andrei Alba helped former Champions Hyderabad FC launch a superb comeback to beat Jamshedpur FC 32 in the Indian Super League ISL 202425 season at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on Thursday nightAfter scoring first and then conceding twice the home side struck the back of the net twice in a short passage of play in the second half to clinch all three points from this match in which they held 54137 of the possession and took four shots on target This was their first win in nine games since beating Kerala Blaster FC on November 7 2024 and broke their fourgame losing streak against Jamshedpur FCHyderabad FC stepped up the intensity from the onset unleashing an array of attacking moves in the opening essay of the match They recorded four touches inside the Jamshedpur FC box in the first half and one of them resulted in a goal by Muhammed Rafi It was Rafirsquos first strike in the ISL and it was brought about due to an enterprising effort by Manoj Mohammad on the left flankAlso ReadWhen someone has quality he should be given more chances Shardul ThakurThe Hyderabad FC frontline sliced open Jamshedpur FCrsquos defence with a quick move down the centre where they drew bodies before Manoj rushed on the left flank He received the ball deftly and thumped in a powerful low cross that was hammered into the high centre of the net by Rafi in the 12th minute Jamshedpur FC however swung straight back into the game by exerting equally effective pressure on the Hyderabad FC defence Javi Hernandez converted a couple of spotkicks within a fourminute intervalThe attacking midfielder in fact inspired the Red Miners to win the first of those penalties with his sharp footwork inside the 18yard area as Manoj the enabler of Hyderabad FCrsquos first goal committed a foul Javi stepped up to take the spotkick and caressed the ball into the bottom right corner to equalise the scores in the 24th minuteMerely three minutes later it was Jordan Murrayrsquos turn to flash inside the box and Alex Saji ended up fouling the Jamshedpur FC attacker within the box Alex was booked immediately and Javi was on penalty kick duties again This time he aimed for his left and drilled the ball into the bottom corner to gain Jamshedpur FC the slender leadJamshedpur FC caught on to this momentum and Imran Khan served Murray a delivery inside the box which the latter aimed to pounce upon immediately but shot high and wide to the left despite hitting it from the centre of the 18yard areaHyderabad FC regained their offensive edge in the second half of the game though There was a backandforth sequence of attacks between both sides but a blend of defensive organisation and offensive retaliations ensured that the hosts never totally ceded control over the game It took Ramhlunchhunga to come up with a precise delivery inside the final third in the 69th minute to draw scores level again Joseph Sunny was on the move but showed impeccable composure to pick the ball and direct it straight to the top right corner in a smooth stretch of play to drag his side back into the contestJust as was the case with Jamshedpur FC in the first half Hyderabad FC had a brief passage of play after this goal where they operated overwhelmingly on the offensive testing the robustness of the Jamshedpur FC defensive line An individual moment of brilliance from Andrei Alba sealed the deal for them in the 74th minute Manoj who was the protagonist of setting up the first goal of the night repeated those heroics to cap off the clash as his pass was well received and then nestled into the bottom left corner from the outside of the box by Alba to get Hyderabad FC forward and secure all three points for themHyderabad FC will play their next game against NorthEast United FC on January 29 whereas Jamshedpur FC will be facing off against Punjab FC on January 28This 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