Hyderabad dominate BFC in 1-1 draw; Unlucky to settle for a point

Hyderabad: The Yellow and Black put in an impressive performance against Bengaluru FC here at the Gachibowli Stadium on Saturday.

Devendra Murgaonkar (21’) opened the scoring on the night, netting his first goal in HFC colours.

Sunil Chhetri (78’) found the equalizer with BFC’s biggest chance of the game to make it 1-1.

The visitors started the game controlling the ball, but did not test Arshdeep Singh on goal before Hyderabad took the lead.

A fiery encounter ends all square here in Gachibowli!

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— Hyderabad FC (@HydFCOfficial) January 18, 2025

20 minutes in, Ramhlunchhunga put in a delightful cross to the far post from the left and Devendra responded with a precise header to beat Gurpreet Singh on goal and give his side the lead.

Hyderabad pushed on and created plenty of half chances, even as BFC were happy to keep the ball in less dangerous areas.

Joseph Sunny, Allan Paulista, Andrei Alba, Ramhlunchhunga, Sourav K and even Parag Shirvas very late in the game, all had chances to win the tie for Hyderabad.

But Sunil Chhetri popped up at a crucial time for the Blues, thumping a header in to secure a point for the visitors.

Hyderabad showed that they are growing stronger, and put in an impressive performance, even with just three overseas players featuring for the Yellow and Black all night.

Coach Shameel Chembakath praised his side’s character and grit to fight till the end.

😍 Another home game coming up on Thursday 😍

We welcome Jamshedpur to Gachibowli on January 23. Let’s get together again, and fight for the three points 👊

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— Hyderabad FC (@HydFCOfficial) January 19, 2025

This result takes HFC into double digits in the points table and they will hope to hold on to all three points in the upcoming games.

Hyderabad FC are back in action when they take on Jamshedpur FC at the Gachibowli Stadium in Thursday, January 23.

The Yellow and Black were buoyed by the vociferous home support against BFC and will hope for the same against the Red Miners later this week.

Here is your chance to join the HFC family and cheer them on against a tough side in Jamshedpur.

The club has opened a limited-period offer on tickets to this game. Book your seats for Hyderabad FC vs Jamshedpur FC on Ticketgenie…