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After two consecutive 1-0 losses, reigning champions Hyderabad FC finally secure all three points for the first time since November 9.
Both teams looked evenly matched in a first half that saw limited goalmouth action, but was entertaining nevertheless. The Nizams turned on the screws in the second half, dominating possession and pinning Chennaiyin FC on the backfoot. They got their reward for the same when the hosts failed to clear a short corner, with Halicharan Narzary lashing a left-footed effort into the bottom corner in the 65th minute.
Chennaiyin could barely begin mustering a response when Ajith Kumar was sent off seven minutes later for a second bookable offense. Two minutes later, Hyderabad scored a second as Chinglensana Singh slammed a volley home from inside the box after yet another poor clearance by the Marina Machans.
However, there was still life in Thomas Brdaric's side as Petar Sliskovic got a goal back in the 78th minute from Nasser El Khayati's perfectly weighted cross. Their joy was short-lived though as substitute Borja Gonzalez fired a goal of the season contender from outside the box to seal all three points once and for all in the 86th minute.
With the win, Hyderabad FC move to 19 points from nine matches and second in the ISL 2022-23 standings, while Chennaiyin FC remain seventh with only 10 points from their first eight games.
90+6' FULL-TIME!
Hyderabad FC get their ISL 2022-23 campaign back on track with a 3-1 win over Chennaiyin FC!
90+2' Akash Mishra goes into the book for delaying a throw-in.
90+1' Six minutes added on at the end of this game.
87' GOOOOOOOOOAALLLLLLLL! HYDERABAD HAVE SURELY SETTLED IT NOW!
Rabeeh whips a cross in from the right, which is cleared by Rafique straight into the path of Gonzalez, who thunders it home from 30 yards out. That should secure all three points for the Nizams!
83' Substitution for Hyderabad as Rohit Danu replaces Mohammad Yasir.
80' Hyderabad catch Chennaiyin flatfooted and Rabeeh races through on the right before firing a shot, but Debjit repels.
78' GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL! CHENNAIYIN GET ONE BACK!
El Khayati finds some space on the left from Sliskovic's header, he whips in a delightful cross and Sliskovic heads it home to make it 2-1!
76' Double switch for Chennaiyin as Kwame Karikari and Mohammad Rafique come on for Prasanth Karuthadathkuni and Julius Duker.
74' GOOOOOOOALLLLLL! SANA DOUBLES HYDERABAD'S LEAD!
Once again Chennaiyin struggle to completely clear out a corner and it comes to Sana, who lashes the volley home. This game could be dead in the water now!
The red card puts Chennaiyin further on the backfoot here as Hyderabad have previously shown they're experts at holding a 1-0 lead.
72' Ajith Kumar is booked for a foul on Mohammad Yasir after Chennaiyin give the ball away down the left. It's his second caution and he's off!
70' Another substitution for Hyderabad as Borja Gonzalez comes on for Bart Ogbeche.
Hyderabad make their second-half dominance count. How will Chennaiyin respond?
67' Triple change for Hyderabad FC as Javier Siverio, Sahil Tavora and Abdul Rabeeh replace Hitesh Sharma, Halicharan Narzary and Joel Chianese.
65' GOOOOOOOOOAALLLLLLLL! HALICHARAN GIVES HYDERABAD THE LEAD!
A corner is worked short and it's only half-cleared by Chennaiyin to Halicharan just outside the box, he lashes a first-time effort past Debjit into the bottom corner. The Nizams lead 1-0!
63' Double substitution for Chennaiyin as Edwin Vanspaul and Vincy Barretto are replaced by Saurav Das and Rahim Ali.
62' Both teams ceding possession easily here as we enter the final 30 minutes of regulation.
58' Let-off for Chennaiyin!
Hyderabad break down the left and it's crossed to Ogbeche, whose shot is tame and straight at Debjit.
54' Chance for Hyderabad!
Gurmukh fails to clear a ball over the top under pressure from Ogbeche, it falls to Siverio who can only fire straight at Debjit under pressure from the CFC defense.
49' Ajith Kumar is the first to go into the book for stopping Halicharan Narzary from turning on the halfway line.
46' We're underway again!
45+3' HALF-TIME AT THE MARINA ARENA!
We enter the break goalless after an entertaining encounter between Chennaiyin and Hyderabad. Both teams have had their chances, with Halicharan Narzary smashing the crossbar and Vincy Barretto, who has looked extremely bright, forcing an excellent save from Gurmeet Singh. All to play for in the second half!
45+2' CROSSBAR!
Hyderabad launch a counter-attack and a cross from Yasir is cleared out to Halicharan, who fires a volley but it cannons off the bar.
45+1' Two minutes of added time at the end of this first half.
44' What an attempt from El Khayati!
The midfielder gets the ball on the counter and fires from the halfway line after seeing Gurmeet off his line, but it flies just wide.
42' SUPERB SAVE FROM GURMEET!
El Khayati is in the middle of it all for Chennaiyin as he releases Ajith down the right, he cuts it back for Vincy who shoots from underneath his feet but Gurmeet tips it over.
32' JUST OVER!
This time it's Chennaiyin's chance to go forward and a long ball from Edwin finds Vincy, who races past Akash. It bounces kindly for him and he hits the half volley, but it flies just over the crossbar.
30' HYDERABAD GO CLOSE AGAIN! Halicharan gets past Ajith and crosses it into the box, it's met by Chianese, whose shot is blocked brilliantly by Aakash. It comes back to Victor, whose shot is deflected over the crossbar by Prasanth.
29' SAVED by Gurmeet but it's offside anyway! Sangwan floats a cross in after Hyderabad fail to clear a free-kick, Duker meets it at the far-post and forces Gurmeet into a save, but the offside flag is up.
25' HYDERABAD GO CLOSE! Chennaiyin's corner is cleared and it ends up with Hyderabad, who charge forward. Vincy makes a crucial tackle on Halicharan before Ogbeche tries to chip Debjit, but the ball ends up on the roof of the net.
24' Chance for Chennaiyin! Edwin releases Vincy down the right, his first touch is good and he crosses towards Sliskovic, but Odei gets back to clear it for a corner.
20' Brilliant piece of skill from El Khayati, who skips past two defenders, but his effort is straight at Gurmeet.
11' First corner of the game goes Chennaiyin's way as Duker's shot from distance is deflected behind.
10' CLOSE! Hyderabad work it well down the left and Halicharan crosses for Yasir, who sets it back just outside the area for Hitesh, but his scuffed shot is just wide of the post.
8' A dangerous ball across the box from Chianese, but nobody attacks it at the near-post for Hyderabad. Warning signs for Chennaiyin!
7' It's Chennaiyin who get the first shot on target after Akash's tackle on Vincy comes to Edwin just outside the area, but it's easily saved by Gurmeet.
4' Hyderabad have started this game on the front foot, with Chennaiyin yet to string a few passes together.
1' KICKOFF! Hyderabad FC get us underway at the Marina Arena.
Less than half an hour to kick-off, so let's take a quick look at the recent head-to-head between the two teams.
Chennaiyin and Hyderabad met twice in the ISL last season. The Marina Machans won the first encounter 1-0 on the back of Vladimir Koman's penalty, while the reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 draw. Sajid Dhot opened the scoring for Chennaiyin in that game before Javier Siverio equalized for Manolo Marquez's men.
The two teams also clashed at the Durand Cup earlier this year. Anirudh Thapa gave CFC the lead just before half-time, but a red card to Fallou Diagne put Thomas Brdaric's side on the backfoot. Bart Ogbeche scored twice after Joao Victor's penalty to give the Nizams a 3-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad have also made a few changes to the team that lost 1-0 to ATK Mohun Bagan last time out. Reagan Singh has been replaced by Halicharan Narzary, with Nikhil Poojari slotting in at right-back. Borja Gonzalez also drops to the bench, with Joel Chianese taking his place.
Multiple changes for Chennaiyin following their 3-2 defeat to Odisha FC. Gurmukh Singh, who featured sparingly during the 2022 Durand Cup, gets his first start of ISL 2022-23, as do Edwin Vanspaul and Vincy Barretto. Vafa Hakhamaneshi and Sourav Das drop to the bench, while Jockson Dhas misses out through injury.
Nasser El Khayati, who has scored four goals and assisted once in his last four games, is back in the XI in place of Sajal Bag, who has been named on the bench.
Less than an hour to go for kickoff and the lineups are out!
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's coverage of the ISL encounter between Chennaiyin FC and Hyderabad FC. This is Anantaajith LIVE from the Marina Arena to take you through the encounter as it happens!
Chennaiyin FC will take on Hyderabad FC in their eighth match of the ISL 2022-23 season at the 'Marina Arena' on Friday, December 3.
Both teams enter this match on the back of losses in their most recent games. The Nizams, who slipped to third in the standings after Odisha FC's 2-1 win over NorthEast United on Thursday, suffered a 1-0 defeat against ATK Mohun Bagan in their last outing. Prior to that, they fell to a defeat by the same scoreline against last season's finalists, Kerala Blasters FC.
Meanwhile, Chennaiyin fell to a thrilling 3-2 defeat at the Kalinga Stadium against Odisha in their last match, with Nandhakumar Sekar scoring the winner deep into added time. Prior to that, the Marina Machans eased past Jamshedpur FC 3-1 in their most recent home game. Currently seventh in the ISL 2022-23 table, Thomas Brdaric's could move to fifth with a win in this contest.
Both teams looked evenly matched in a first half that saw limited goalmouth action, but was entertaining nevertheless. The Nizams turned on the screws in the second half, dominating possession and pinning Chennaiyin FC on the backfoot. They got their reward for the same when the hosts failed to clear a short corner, with Halicharan Narzary lashing a left-footed effort into the bottom corner in the 65th minute.
Chennaiyin could barely begin mustering a response when Ajith Kumar was sent off seven minutes later for a second bookable offense. Two minutes later, Hyderabad scored a second as Chinglensana Singh slammed a volley home from inside the box after yet another poor clearance by the Marina Machans.
However, there was still life in Thomas Brdaric's side as Petar Sliskovic got a goal back in the 78th minute from Nasser El Khayati's perfectly weighted cross. Their joy was short-lived though as substitute Borja Gonzalez fired a goal of the season contender from outside the box to seal all three points once and for all in the 86th minute.
With the win, Hyderabad FC move to 19 points from nine matches and second in the ISL 2022-23 standings, while Chennaiyin FC remain seventh with only 10 points from their first eight games.
Hyderabad FC get their ISL 2022-23 campaign back on track with a 3-1 win over Chennaiyin FC!
Rabeeh whips a cross in from the right, which is cleared by Rafique straight into the path of Gonzalez, who thunders it home from 30 yards out. That should secure all three points for the Nizams!
El Khayati finds some space on the left from Sliskovic's header, he whips in a delightful cross and Sliskovic heads it home to make it 2-1!
Once again Chennaiyin struggle to completely clear out a corner and it comes to Sana, who lashes the volley home. This game could be dead in the water now!
A corner is worked short and it's only half-cleared by Chennaiyin to Halicharan just outside the box, he lashes a first-time effort past Debjit into the bottom corner. The Nizams lead 1-0!
Hyderabad break down the left and it's crossed to Ogbeche, whose shot is tame and straight at Debjit.
Gurmukh fails to clear a ball over the top under pressure from Ogbeche, it falls to Siverio who can only fire straight at Debjit under pressure from the CFC defense.
We enter the break goalless after an entertaining encounter between Chennaiyin and Hyderabad. Both teams have had their chances, with Halicharan Narzary smashing the crossbar and Vincy Barretto, who has looked extremely bright, forcing an excellent save from Gurmeet Singh. All to play for in the second half!
Hyderabad launch a counter-attack and a cross from Yasir is cleared out to Halicharan, who fires a volley but it cannons off the bar.
The midfielder gets the ball on the counter and fires from the halfway line after seeing Gurmeet off his line, but it flies just wide.
El Khayati is in the middle of it all for Chennaiyin as he releases Ajith down the right, he cuts it back for Vincy who shoots from underneath his feet but Gurmeet tips it over.
This time it's Chennaiyin's chance to go forward and a long ball from Edwin finds Vincy, who races past Akash. It bounces kindly for him and he hits the half volley, but it flies just over the crossbar.
Chennaiyin and Hyderabad met twice in the ISL last season. The Marina Machans won the first encounter 1-0 on the back of Vladimir Koman's penalty, while the reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 draw. Sajid Dhot opened the scoring for Chennaiyin in that game before Javier Siverio equalized for Manolo Marquez's men.
The two teams also clashed at the Durand Cup earlier this year. Anirudh Thapa gave CFC the lead just before half-time, but a red card to Fallou Diagne put Thomas Brdaric's side on the backfoot. Bart Ogbeche scored twice after Joao Victor's penalty to give the Nizams a 3-1 victory.
Nasser El Khayati, who has scored four goals and assisted once in his last four games, is back in the XI in place of Sajal Bag, who has been named on the bench.
Substitutes: Jongte, Tavora, Lalchungnunga, Rohit, Gonzalez, Nim, Manoj, Rabeeh, Siverio.
Substitutes: Devansh, Vafa, Rafique, Sourav, Sajal, Ninthoi, Rahim, Karikari, Justin.
Both teams enter this match on the back of losses in their most recent games. The Nizams, who slipped to third in the standings after Odisha FC's 2-1 win over NorthEast United on Thursday, suffered a 1-0 defeat against ATK Mohun Bagan in their last outing. Prior to that, they fell to a defeat by the same scoreline against last season's finalists, Kerala Blasters FC.
Meanwhile, Chennaiyin fell to a thrilling 3-2 defeat at the Kalinga Stadium against Odisha in their last match, with Nandhakumar Sekar scoring the winner deep into added time. Prior to that, the Marina Machans eased past Jamshedpur FC 3-1 in their most recent home game. Currently seventh in the ISL 2022-23 table, Thomas Brdaric's could move to fifth with a win in this contest.