East Bengal FC defeated Hyderabad FC 2-1 in Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Cleiton Silva scored a brace (10′ & 90+3′) for Red & Gold Brigade, including a late winner. For Hyderabad FC, Hitesh scored in 8′.
This is the first win for East Bengal FC, they drew with Jamshedpur FC in their opening match.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad FC’s first ISL match was scheduled to take place against FC Goa. Due to the unavailability of Sandesh Jhingan and Chinglensana Singh, they couldn’t play, hence the game was called off.
East Bengal FC: Gill, Nishu, Khabra, Pardo, Mandar, Saul, Souvik, Borja, Nandha, Cleiton, Mahesh
Hyderabad FC: Kattimani, Pennanen, Joao Victor, Yasir, Felipe, Tavora, Hitesh, Poojary, Knowles, Nim Borjee, Manoj
Picture Courtesy: East Bengal FC Twitter
