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Bengaluru FC climbed to the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) table with a 1-0 win over Delhi Dynamos on a day which saw Sunil Chhetri make his 150th appearance for the club.
Although the build-up was around Chhetri, he was unable to make a mark on Monday as he was marked out by the defiant Dynamos defenders Marti Crespi and Gianni Zuiverloon.
However, winger Udanta Singh found his scoring feet by smashing home the winner in the 87th minute with a neatly-directed shot from outside the box into the bottom-left corner. The shot took a deflection on its way in and bounced off the left post into the back of the net.
Both sides had few chances to score and although the visitors, who are yet to win in the ISL, had the better chances, they couldn't convert them into goals.
Here are the hits and flops from the game:
#5 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru FC) - Hit
Gurpreet continued to show why he's the best goalkeeper in the country with some fabulous saves that helped BFC push ahead.
Gurpreet, who is leading the race for the Golden Glove, was called into action quite a few times in the first half itself.
He showed great composure to deny Lallianzuala Chhangte from point-blank range in the 31st minute.
Four minutes before the half-time, Marcos Tebar provided Nandhakumar Sekar a great pass on the right and Nandha had a poke at the goal from the right. Gurpreet had to quickly react and he deflected the shot away by making a fine clearance with his right foot.
This save clearly kept Bengaluru FC in the game and not concede against the run of play.
He also had to venture out of the box to clear the ball when Albert Serran left the back-pass for Gurpreet while Adria Carmona was lurking. There was a moment in the second half too when he had to play the role of a sweeper-keeper.
Gurpreet wasn't tested much in the second half as Delhi either couldn't set up a clear scoring opportunity or their shots were flying over the bar.
#4 Rino Anto (Bengaluru FC) - Flop
This was Rino Anto's second start in the ISL and he was brought in mainly because of Dimas Delgado's red card suspension.
Carles Cuadrat had to change his tactics because of the suspension with regular left-back Nishu Kumar playing as a midfielder and Anto playing as a right-back. Rahul Bheke started as the left-back.
However, he failed to justify that start and was slow in catching up to winger Lallianzuala Chhangte on the right flank of the Dynamos' attacking third.
In the 31st minute, Adria Carmona of Delhi Dynamos sent Chhangte through with a defence-splitting pass. Anto was tasked with marking Chhangte and tried to lay the offside trap. But it did not work out and if not for Gurpreet's point-blank save, BFC would have gone down then.
Cuadrat had to swap the positions of Bheke and Anto after that incident.
Anto was subsequently substituted for Erik Paartalu at the start of the second half.
#3 Rene Mihelic (Delhi Dynamos) - Hit
The Slovenian came on as a substitute in the second half for Adria Carmona. Delhi Dynamos showed more creativity in the attacking third after the midfielder was brought in.
He was a tough nut to crack for exchanging full-backs Nishu Kumar and Rahul Bheke.
The dead-ball specialist was in his zone while taking the corners for Dynamos. Gianni Zuiverloon and Andrija Kaludjerovic were both unable to convert those set-pieces for the visitors.
He provided a curling cross from the right to Andrija Kaludjerovic, which was nullified by the BFC defence.
He had a positive impact overall in the game despite playing just one half.
#2 Udanta Singh (Bengaluru FC) - Hit
The Bengaluru FC winger got off the mark in the ISL in sensational style, taking a first-time shot just before full time, which kissed the post on its way in.
It isn't just the goal which makes Udanta a hit in the game. He was the energy that Bengaluru required up front after getting only a few chances at the goal throughout the game.
Udanta provided a wonderful chipped through-ball for Xisco Hernandez in the 70th minute but Albino Gomes denied BFC the lead at that moment.
Finally, Udanta took matters into his hands - something he rarely does. Usually, Udanta shies away from going for the goal even if he's inches away from the frame but on Monday night, he raised the spirits at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium with a wonderful finish.
#1 Andrija Kaludjerovic (Delhi Dynamos) - Flop
Delhi Dynamos have been let down by poor conversion and Andrija Kaludjerovic was a disappointment again. In a game that saw very few chances for both sides, Kaludjerovic failed to put away the clear-cut opportunities that the visitors had to take the lead.
One was the Rene Mihelic corner which saw him shoot over the bar.
Another was the Nandhakumar cut-back in the 27th minute of the game, which saw Kaludjerovic adjust his position and take a poke at the goal. Unfortunately for Dynamos, it was not even on target.
The game could have gone either way if not for Kaludjerovic's woes in front of the goal.
The striker has managed only one goal in eight games for Dynamos and unless he finds his spark or Dynamos find another striker, their spot on the table will not improve.
