Ratings: Bart Ogbeche's goal takes Hyderabad FC to table summit

This was also Bengaluru FC's first loss of the season.

Hyderabad FC recorded a 1-0 win over Bengaluru FC in their recent Indian Super League 2022-23 contest at the G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday. A late solitary goal from Bartholomew Ogbeche was the difference-maker between the two sides in the end.

The game did not have a lot of scoring chances in the first half but there was more joy for the attackers in the second period. Manolo Marquez’s men have maintained their undefeated start to the season, winning two out of the first three games. As for Bengaluru FC, a lack of cohesion in the final third led to their failure.

Here are the player ratings from the exciting clash between Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC:

Hyderabad FC (By Waseem Zaidi)

Laxmikant Kattimani (GK) - 7.5

The custodian was quick off his line and commanded his area well. In the end, he deserved a second clean-sheet in a row after making two saves and three catches.

Nikhil Poojary - 7.0

Nikhil Poojary was back in his favoured right-back position after the arrival of Mishra. The full-back was impressive with his work rate, getting 77 touches on the ball and keeping his flank locked down.

Chinglensana Singh - 7.0

The Hyderabad FC defence was solid against Bengaluru FC and Chinglensana Singh deserves credit for doing his duties well. He made three clearances and two interceptions.

Odei Onaindia - 7.5

Odei Onaindia was the pick of the defenders and helped his team record an impressive clean-sheet. Keeping the likes of Sunil Chhetri silent could not have been possible without the leadership of the defender.

Akash Mishra - 7.0

Akash Mishra’s return from injury saw him make several darting runs down the left flank to combine with Halicharan Narzary. He picked up a yellow, but the manager will be happy with his return to the lineup.

Joao Victor - 7.5

Joao Victor was crucial for HFC in both attack and defence. He was one of the few players who always had firm control of the ball and kept it moving. He had 74 touches on the ball and attempted 12 tackles.

Mohammad Yasir - 7.0

Yasir almost had an assist after providing a decent cross to Javier Siverio who could not convert his header from close-range. He created four scoring chances for the team, thus continuing a positive start to the campaign.

Hitesh Sharma - 5.5

The young midfielder was industrious in his display, working his socks off. He completed 24 of his 33 passes.

Halicharan Narzary - 7.0

The winger was close to scoring the first goal of the match after his shot from long-range hit the post in the second half. He also served Siverio with a delicious pass which the striker could not convert in the second half.

Bartholomew Ogbeche - 8.5

The experienced Nigerian striker was wayward in his shooting but found the back of the net with an opportunistic header to give the lead to Hyderabad FC. His goal was the difference which got the Nizams all three points.

Javier Siverio - 7.5

Javier Siverio caused problems for the BFC defence and was close to scoring twice with his head from close range. He was substituted around the 75th-minute mark and at that point, the Spaniard had four attempts with two on target.

Substitutes

Sahil Tavora - 6.0

The midfielder made yet another appearance from the bench and had a shot on goal within minutes after coming on. 

Borja Herrera - 6.5

Borja Herrera came on as a sub and had an impact, particularly with his set-piece deliveries.

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Abdul Anjukandan - N/A

Bengaluru FC (By Souvari Paul)

Gurpreet Singh - 5.5

Gurpreet's howler led to the goal handing Hyderabad FC a victory. His soft-handed save from Borja's corner, resulted in the ball falling straight into Bartholomew Ogbeche's path, who headed home.

Alan Costa - 7.5

Alan Costa put in a good shift tonight in BFC’s defence. He made six clearances and five successful interceptions. He also made two blocks. For the major part of the match, he kept Hyderabad FC’s left wing in check.

Sandesh Jhingan - 7

Sandesh Jhingan also had a good match. However, BFC’s goal put a blemish on his performance. Barring that, he made three clearances, made one interception, and blocked one shot. 

Aleksander Jovanovic - 7.5

Aleksander’s day at the office was also quite impressive with him making five clearances, two interceptions, and blocking one shot.  

Namgyal Bhutia - 7

Bhutia’s day did not go as per plan as he was not able to impact BFC’s attacks much. Still, he made a certain impact in BFC’s defence as he made two clearances, two interceptions, and blocked two shots.

Bruno Ramires - 6.5

It was not the Brazilian’s day with regard to his standards. Bengaluru FC expects more from him going forward. He proved more useful in defence today as he made four clearances and four successful interceptions.

Jayesh Rane - 5

Rane also had a similar story at the heart of Bengaluru FC’s midfield in terms of aiding the team’s attacks as he was able to create only one chance in his 75 minutes. In defence, he made three successful tackles.

Naorem Roshan Singh - 7.5

Roshan was one of the stand-out midfielders of BFC today in terms of defensive contributions. Despite not being able to aid the team’s attacks, his contributions in the defence proved to be of immense importance. He had 64 touches, made four successful tackles, and three successful interceptions. 

Javi Hernandez - 8

Javi had a good day at the office as he was the fulcrum of Bengaluru FC’s attacks. He took two shots, both of which were on target. He also made two successful tackles and also aided in creating one chance.

Sivasakthi - 5

Sivasakthi did not find his A-game today. He took only one shot in 64 minutes, which was off-target. Barring that, he was not much useful today. 

Sunil Chhetri - 5.5

Chhetri had yet another lacklustre day on the pitch. He was not able to take a single shot throughout the match. However, his corners were looking quite dangerous, none of which were converted.

Substitutes

Leon Augustine - 4

Leon had a terrible game as he was not able to influence any third of the game. He had only four touches and made only two passes in 26 minutes.

Rohit Kumar - 4

Rohit was on the pitch for 15 minutes. Barring one successful tackle, he had an almost negligible contribution to Bengaluru FC’s game.

Prabir Das - 4

The story is the same with Prabir as he was also brought on for around 15 minutes. Except for one cross, he was also not able to influence the game much.

Udanta Singh - N/A

Udanta came on almost at the end of the match, which was not enough for him to impact the game.