ISL: Ogbeche scores a brace as Hyderabad beat Odisha 6-1. Football News – Times of India

Bambolim: bartholomew ogbeche made a brace on either side of halftime as Hyderabad FC Won emphatic 6-1 Odisha FC In Indian Super League on Tuesday.
Ogbeche scored in the 39th and 60th minutes when Hector Rodas scored a goal in his own net in the 9th minute to give Hyderabad an early lead.
edu garcia (54th), Javier Siverio (72nd) and Joao Victor (86p) entered the scoresheet for Hyderabad with excellent performances in the second half. Juanan scored for Odisha in the 16th minute to level 1-1, but then there was one-way traffic till the last whistle.
The result means that Hyderabad are second on the points table with 15 points from eight matches while Odisha are at the seventh position with 10 points from eight matches. Ogbeche is now the top scorer with eight goals.
The game got off to a great start with Hyderabad FC going ahead in the ninth minute. Edu Garcia swings with Joao Victor in a delightful free-kick at the near post as the ball goes inside with a deflection from Hector Rodas.
Hyderabad’s happiness was short-lived as Odisha matched. It was almost a repeat of the Hyderabad opener as Javier Hernandez’s free-kick came off multiple bodies inside the box and hit Juanan in the chest.
Soon after the target, Odisha had a golden opportunity to advance, but their lines were blown from close by by Jonathan Christian. Nandkumar Shekhar A diving Chinglensana who was killed in a gripping cross had gone after Singh.
Odisha turned in the heat with a few gilt-edge opportunities before Ogbeche made it 2-1 with a thumping header from an Edu Garcia cross.
By halftime, Hyderabad took a 2-1 lead, but in the second half, they beat Odisha with a scintillating performance.
Edu Garcia opened the attack with a brilliant run, getting the better of a defender and firing from home in the bottom right corner.
At the hour mark, Odisha rode Ogbeche’s second goal on the night to make it 4-1 as the striker first took a clever touch and then slammed home behind the keeper and with a crisp left foot into the bottom corner .
Ogbeche was replaced by Javier Siverio in the 68th minute, and the latter found the back of the net minute after coming, tucking a Juan ball into the net.
Siverio won the penalty after five minutes full time Gaurav Bora Brought him down inside the box. Joao Victor stepped up and slid him behind the keeper from the spot.

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