Hyderabad FC vs NorthEast United FC match during Indian Super League 2022. (File photo)
Highlights
- NorthEast United's tumultuous season continued unabated as they remained on 10 points from 15 games.
- Obgeche achieved the feat in just three-and-half years in India's premier club competition.
Star striker Bartholomew Ogbeche scored a brace on either side of halftime to take him top of the charts in the Hero Indian Super League's all-time scorers' list and also ensure Hyderabad FC a 5-0 win over NorthEast United FC here on Monday.
Ogbeche scored in the third and 60th minute to take his tally to 14 goals this season and overall number to 49, one more than Sunil Chhetri and Ferran Corominas.
Obgeche achieved the feat in just three-and-half years in India's premier club competition.
Besides Ogbeche, Akash Mishra (45th), Nikhil Poojary (84th) and Edu Garcia (88th) also found the back of the net as Manolo Marquez's men ran riot at the PJN Stadium here to stretch the lead at the top to four points and also do the double on the Highlanders.
They have 26 points from 14 games.
NorthEast United's tumultuous season continued unabated as they remained on 10 points from 15 matches.
It took Hyderabad three minutes to nose ahead and Ogbeche was at the right place at the right time, slamming home a rebound after Joao Victor's header pinged off the post and fell kindly for the red-hot Nigerian who took his tally to 13 goals this season and joined Ferran Corominas and Sunil Chhetri in the all-time leading scorers' list in the Hero ISL with 48 strikes.
Thereafter Hyderabad dictated the game and kept pressing the NorthEast United backline.
In first-half added time, the yellow shirts made it 2-0 with Akash Mishra scoring his second goal in as many games, heading in a Joel Chianese corner from the left side home with aplomb.
For NorthEast United, a brief spell of possession with Marco Sahanek, their most impressive player, did not bear much fruit as they went into the break trailing 0-2.
Ogbeche doubled his tally at the hour mark, further underlining his credentials as the league's best marksman.
Chianese whipped in a cross but Subhashish Roy Choudhury dealt with the danger only to see the ball sent back in towards the far post.
Chianese headed the ball into the path of Ogbeche who nodded low with the ball scraping past the keeper and into the net.
Chianese deserved a goal for all his industry and almost had one after he got free from his marker but drilled his effort inches wide of the target.
There was drama in store Suhair Vadakkepeedika's goal was disallowed after the striker thought he had pulled one back for the Highlanders.
Poojary piled on the misery for NorthEast United, getting on the scoresheet after substitute Sahil Tavora put the ball on a plate for Poojary who ran in to hammer the ball hard and low, across the keeper.
It was 5-0 soon after.
Edu Garcia joined the party with a late strike as Hyderabad not only consolidated their lead at the top but also improved their goal difference.
