Ratings: East Bengal slump against resilient Hyderabad FC

Aaren D'Silva scored in injury time to seal the deal for the Nizams.

Hyderabad FC defeated East Bengal FC 2-0 at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday courtesy of goals by Javier Siverio and substitute Aaren D’Silva. The Nizams were in total control of the proceedings right from the offset, setting the tone of the game through Siverio’s strike in the ninth minute. They later sealed their fate with D’Silva’s late goal and added another three points to their tally as Manolo Marquez’s men try desperately to inch closer to Mumbai City FC at the top of the ISL table. Here are the player ratings for both teams from this match.

East Bengal (By Souvari Paul)

Kamaljit Singh - 7.5

Kamaljit’s return to the starting XI turned out to be very good. He looked sturdy under East Bengal’s goal, made a few good saves, caught the ball well, and did his best to prevent Hyderabad from scoring many.

Mohamad Rakip - 6.5

Rakip’s return to the starting XI was decent as he played quite well in defence. However, he was not much effective in aiding the attack and was subbed off at halftime.

Lalchungnunga - 7.5

Looked good at the heart of East Bengal’s defence. Made a few good tackles to keep Ogbeche silent, but could have done better in the instant of Hyderabad FC’s goal.

Charalombous Kyriakou - 7.0

Similar to Lalchungnunga, looked good in central defence. Was able to keep Hyderabad’s attackers silent for the most part. East Bengal's defender could have done better in the case of Hyderabad’s goal.

Sarthak Golui - 6.5

Had a decent game. Had the highest number of touches for his side. Aided the attack well. Made a few good touches to break many of Hyderabad’s attacks. Should have done better in the case of Hyderabad’s second goal.

Alex Lima - 6.0

Did his best in the midfield. Created a half chance. Missed a very good chance in the second half. Was subbed off in the 68th minute due to fitness issues.

Mobashir Rahman - 5.5

Did not look much effective in midfield. Took a shot and a couple of free kicks and corners, none of which were effective whatsoever. 

VP Suhair - 5.0

Looked slow and has issues with fitness. Was not much effective in aiding East Bengal’s attacks. No meaningful contribution whatsoever.

Jordan O’Doherty - 6.5

Tried his best to stitch passes but could not create many meaningful chances because of a lack of support from other players. Contributed a bit in defence.

Naorem Mahesh Singh - 6.0

Had a decent game. Made a few good passes and one cross. Created a half chance. Lacked clinicality.

Cleiton Silva - 6.5

Inarguably the most lively player for East Bengal. Looked threatening whenever the opportunity arose. Took four shots. Missed a good chance in the second half.

Substitutes 

Jerry Lalrinzuala - 6.0

Played in the second half. Had a decent game devoid of mistakes but was not able to make any significant contribution toward equalising for his team.

Ivan Gonzalez - 5.5

Played for around 22 minutes. Looked a bit rusty. Tried his best to provide stability to the defence by making a few significant defensive contributions. 

Sumeet Passi - 5.0

Came on in place of Mobashir. Did not look much effective in any third of the pitch. 

Semboi Haokip - NA

Hyderabad FC (By Tarkesh Jha)

Gurmeet Singh - 5

Gurmeet faced a solitary shot on target and he completed nearly half of his 16 passes.

Nikhil Poojary - 6

Poojary tackled four times, made three clearances and also sent in three crosses to round off a comprehensive outing all together.

Nim Dorjee - 6

Dorjee made four interceptions and completed 75 per cent of his passes as he helped Hyderabad build their play-up from the back.

Odei Onaindia – 6.5

With two tackles, interceptions and three clearances, Hyderabad's Onaindia delivered another solid performance keeping the East Bengal attackers at bay from the heart of the backline.

Akash Mishra – 6.5

Mishra was industrious as he recorded two interceptions and clearances each along with five tackles playing from the left-hand side of the backline.

Hitesh Sharma – 6.5

The midfielder tackled four times, created a solitary goal-scoring chance and maintained a 76 per cent passing accuracy to help Hyderabad control the proceedings from the centre of the park.

Borja Herrera – 7

Herrera tackled four times, sent in six crosses and also notched an assist as he infused a lot of creativity and bite in Hyderabad’s attacking endeavours.

Mohammed Yasir – 6.5

Yasir sent in six crosses as he often drifted wide on the field to deliver some probing balls into the box. He also made five tackles in an attempt to win the ball higher up on the field.

Bartholomew Ogbeche – 7

Ogbeche bagged an assist, and created a couple of goal-scoring opportunities but shot only once on target as he played out the entire 90 minutes for the Nizams.

Rohit Danu – 5.5

Danu pushed hard to force a goal as he took three shots and even put one cross into the box.

Javier Siverio – 7.5

Siverio created four goal-scoring chances, assisted once, and took two shots on target – the first of which ended up being Hyderabad’s opener in the ninth minute itself.

Substitutes

Abdul Anjukandan – 5.5

Anjukandan was brought on to help Marquez’s men add more steel to the backline in order to defend their lead. He took one shot on target during the 16 minutes he spent on the field.

Joel Chianese – 5

Chianese came on and looked to instil greater energy in Hyderabad’s frontline.

Sahil Tavora – N.A.

Aaren D’Silva – 7

D’Silva made an instant impact by doubling Hyderabad’s lead in the dying embers of the game with his goal out of the mere three touches that he had on the ball overall.