NorthEast United FC 0-5 Hyderabad FC: Player ratings as Nizams run riot in one-sided affair

Hyderabad FC were too good for NorthEast United on the night. [Credits: ISL]

Hyderabad FC thumped NorthEast United FC 5-0 in their ISL encounter earlier tonight (January 31).

The red-hot Bartholomew Ogbeche opened the scoring for the Nizams just three minutes in after Joao Victor's header had hit the post. Akash Mishra then doubled the advantage in first-half injury-time.

Ogbeche scored again in the second half after a Highlanders' mix-up in the box. Khalid Jamil's men thought they had a goal back when VP Suhair sent a bullet into the bottom corner, but it was ruled out for offside.

Nikhil Poojari then scored again for Hyderabad FC to make it 4-0 before substitute Edu Garcia coolly slotted home late on to wrap up the win.

😍 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 in Fatorda and the boys bring home all three points, 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧!

3⃣ wins in a row, a record-breaking goal and the lead at the top of the @IndSuperLeague extended.

A good nights work... 💪

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Here are the player ratings for both ISL teams:

NorthEast United

Subhasish Roy Chowdhury - 5.5/10

Chowdhury could've probably done better for the third goal but was helpless for the other four as Hyderabad FC ran riot.

Gurjinder Kumar - 5.5/10

Kumar struggled to deal with Nikhil Poojari all night and was often left wanting defensively. He also couldn't contribute much offensively, with Asish Rai shutting him down with great effect.

Zakaria Diallo - 5.5/10

Diallo had a half-decent chance to score in the first half but put his effort wide from a narrow angle. He was absent for the fifth goal and cut a frustrated figure on a disappointing night.

Patrick Flottmann - 6/10

Flottmann tried hard to keep NorthEast United from falling apart with a number of crucial blocks and interceptions in the first half. However, he gave Javier Siverio too much time and space for the fifth goal.

The detailed ISL fixture are available here.

Provat Lakra - 6/10

Lakra dealt fairly well with Aniket Jadhav in the first half though he did get beaten on a couple of occasions. He was taken off at half-time with NorthEast United trailing by two goals.

Double change🔁

▶️Gani, Joe
◀️Imran, Lakra

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Sehnaj Singh - 6/10

Sehnaj Singh put in a battling performance from midfield for NorthEast United. He often helped his defense out to keep the score at 1-0 for much of the first half, managing a tackle and completing 70% of his passes.

Mohammad Irshad Thaivalappil - 6/10

Irshad allowed Mishra to get past him easily for Hyderabad FC's second goal. He did get a shot on target, but simply didn't have much of an impact going forward.

Imran Khan - 5/10

Khan had almost no impact on the game offensively, despite switching between the wings. He had no shots or key passes in an anonymous outing against Hyderabad FC.

Marco Sahanek - 6/10

Sahanek was NorthEast United's creative force, laying out three key passes for his teammates. He also had a shot on target but didn't put in a consistent enough performance to worry the Nizams.

67' Sahanek with the run on the left and finds Marcelinho inside the box but HFC defends keeps it out

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VP Suhair - 6/10

Suhair put in yet another hardworking performance and had an excellent goal rightly ruled out for offside. He was well marshaled by the Hyderabad FC defense and had just one shot on target all night to show for his efforts.

71' GOAL DISALLOWED ❌ | #NEUHFC

VP Suhair converts from a rebound off the post, but the referee overturns the decision as the player was offside.

NEU 0-3 HFC

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Marcelo Pereira - 6/10

Marcelinho was often left isolated with his teammates failing to find him or get on the end of his passes on multiple occasions. He did manage two key passes but had no shots on target in a frustrating night.

NorthEast United Substitutes

Gani Nigam - 5.5/10

Nigam replaced Khan at the start of the second half. He didn't have much of an impact offensively and just didn't close Poojari down for the fourth goal.

Joe Zoherliana - 6/10

Zoherliana came on for Lakra at half-time. He didn't do much in the time he was on the pitch aside from a few encouraging runs.

Pragyan Gogoi - 6/10

Gogoi replaced Sehnaj Singh in the 65th minute. His effort, which thundered back of the crossbar in the build-up to Suhair's disallowed goal, was his side's brightest moment of the game.

Tondonba Singh - 6/10

Tondonba Singh replaced Gurjinder Kumar in the 75th minute. He was lucky to go unpunished after slipping and giving Mohammad Yasir the ball in a promising position.

Mashoor Shereef - N/A

Shereef came on for Irshad in the 86th minute. He didn't get many touches on the ball to make an impact.