ISL 2021-22 | HFC edges out OFC in thriller
The Hindu
Hyderabad side retains the top spot with 3-2 win
It was a tale of two halves as Hyderabad FC won 3-2 against Odisha FC to stay on top of the league standings with 23 points from 13 matches. Odisha started the match well, but Hyderabad started to find its feet from the 20-minute mark.
However, it was Odisha which struck first through Jerry Mawihmingthanga in the 45th minute. Nandhakumar Sekar charged down the left flank and whipped in a low cross. Jerry, at the front-post, flicked the ball home through the legs of goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani.
The second half belonged to Hyderabad. It did not take much time to grab the equaliser after the break. In the 51th minute, Akash Mishra found Chianese with a pin-point cross and the latter guided the ball into the net.