Saviour: Cleiton’s injury-time freekick and first-half aim gained it for Cuadrat’s males towards HFC.
| Photograph Credit score: DEBASISH BHADURI
Cleiton Silva’s good free-kick conversion within the second half injury-time helped East Bengal beat former champion Hyderabad FC 2-1 to report its first win of the ISL-10 season, at Salt Lake Stadium right here on Saturday. The Brazilian ahead had beforehand scored the equaliser virtually instantly after Hyderabad discovered the lead by means of Hitesh Sharma within the eighth minute of the primary half.
The opening half was all in regards to the two objectives which the opponents shared to stay locked until the interval. EBFC dominated proceedings initially however Hyderabad discovered the lead first off a defensive error from the host that allowed ahead Joseph Knowles to chop inside and shoot. His effort took a deflection off the East Bengal midfielder Souvik Chakrabarti and reached an unmarked Hitesh, who directed the ball into the online.
The Hyderabad lead was brief lived as Carles Cuadrat’s males regrouped shortly and located the equaliser by means of Cleiton. The prospect was created after Hyderabad deference let down its guard as Spanish play-maker Borja Herrera surged into the field. Nim Dorjee Tamang managed a half-hearted sort out to see the ball rolling over to Cleiton, who simply chipped over goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani to seek out the online.
East Bengal appeared to lose its method after the equaliser permitting the competition to float right into a listless essay. This was earlier than Cleiton discovered the winner within the added time with a ending that spoke lots about his Brazilian lineage.
The outcome: East Bengal 2 (Cleiton Silva 10 & 90+3) bt Hyderabad 1 (Hitesh Sharma 8).
