Bengaluru FC Vs Hyderabad FC ISL 2024-25 Highlights: Sunil Chhetri's Brace Helps The Blues Register Second Win

Bengaluru FC host Hyderabad FC at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. The match will kick-off at 7:30 pm IST.

Sree Kanteerava Stadium is the venue of the ISL match between Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC. It is also the home ground of the Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC. It is the largest sports complex in Bengaluru and is one of the biggest football stadiums in India.

Starting XIs are out. Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC have declared their starting XIs. Bengaluru FC have not included the captain Sunil Chhetri in the starting XI. he will come as a substitute.

Bengaluru FC's Starting XI: Gurpreet, Roshan, Bheke, Sana, Poojary, Suresh, Pedro, Noguera, Vinith, Mendez, Pereyra Diaz

Bengaluru FC started their ISL campaign for the new season with a victory over East Bengal. Now, they have to face Hyderabad in their first match of the season. The kickoff is just minutes away.

The national anthem was played and the countdown began. With the referee's whistle, the game started. The atmosphere at Sree Kanteerava Stadium is festive and spectators are singing songs. The action has started.

2' - BFC 0-0 HFC

Goalll! Rahul Bheke comfortably converted a corner kick into a goal for Bengaluru FC. The BFC captain gave an early lead to his team in the game. It was done very easily by Bheke. None of the players of Hyderabad FC moved as BFC took a lead in the game.

5' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Bengaluru FC are dominating the game as Hyderabad FC players are struggling to get a hold of the ball. The passes of BFC are on the spot and their tackles ae also clean.

14' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Hyderabad FC missed another opportunity as the corner kick went past the players standing in front of the goalpost. Earlier, the commendable gameplay of The Blues kept the Nizams out of the game in the first 20 minutes. But the Nawabs have managed to showcase their presence in the game with some brilliant passes.

22' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Nawabs got another corner but they failed to level the game with a goal. The Blues were given a penalty kick from outside the box and they also failed to double their lead.

28' - BFC 1-0 HFC

This game also completes Nikhil Poojary's 100 ISL games. He became the 38th Indian and 46th overall player to complete 100 ISL games. The referees have called for drinks on the field.

31' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Former Indian captain Sunil Chhetri was seen doing warm-up on the sidelines of the field. In between, another attempt to level the score line was neutralised when Gurpreet Singh Sandhu comfortably collected the ball just above the goal line.

36' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Lenny Rodrigues made a darting sprint towards the ball but his cross was wider to Gurpreet. Hyderabad FC players are looking fatigued and tired. They are continuously missing their targets and can be seen being injured while passing the ball.

42' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Three minutes are added in the first half. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu comfortably collected the ball when another effort of The Nizams failed miserably. Edgar Mendez was given a yellow card just before the whistle of the half-time.

Half Time - BFC 1-0 HFC

The second half started with The Blues dominating the game again. Their brilliant passes and control of the players on the ball played a vital role in the first half. Sunil Chhetri is yet to come on the field.

48' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Pereyra Diaz missed another opportunity as he kicked the ball wider of the goalpost while trying to reach closer to the target. He found none of his teammates near him and attempted to go for the goal from a far distance.

54' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Two substitutes for Bengaluru FC in the game. Pereyra Diaz and Sana are out and Sunil Chhetri entered the field. Diaz looked angry and was also given a yellow card. He was sitting on the ground on the sidelines and was seen throwing a towel in anger.

58' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Vinith Venkatesh has been substituted with Danu in the 63rd minute. But he was part of the tackle which happened with The Nawabs goalkeeper and Chhetri also completed the goal after that. But it was not counted as he wrongly tackled the keeper.

65' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Mendez missed the chance for another goal when he misjudged the direction of the pass. A pass from the near corner found Mendez just near the goal but he acted late and the ball went past him.

73' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Another corner kick and Bengaluru FC players failed to convert that into a goal. Bengaluru FC have not lost a match after taking a 1-0 lead in the last 17 games. But another stat says that seven goals have been scored so far this season after the 85th minute in the game.

80' - BFC 1-0 HFC

Sunil Chhetri scored a penalty goal to double the lead of Bengaluru FC in the game. He took the aim spot the spot and comfortably completed the goal to score his first goal of the season.

85' - BFC 2-0 HFC

Sunil Chhetri scored another goal to take a 3-0 lead in the game. Sunil Chhetri's second goal in the game. He completed this goal with a header. Bengaluru FC are way ahead in the game and just one minute left in the game.

90 + 4' - BFC 3-0 HFC

It's Full time. Bengaluru FC won the match 3-0 in a comfortable home victory. Hyderabad FC tried their best till the last minute but they were outclassed by the home team in all departments.

Full Time - BFC 3-0 HFC

Bengaluru FC won the game 3-0 against Hyderabad FC and registered their second victory of the new season. That's all from our side. Thank you and goodbye!