Brilliant Gurpreet Singh Sandhu hands Bengaluru FC 3 points against Hyderabad

Bengaluru FC secured a narrow 1-0 win against Hyderabad to keep pace with the top spot aspirants in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Kanteerava Stadium here on Thursday. Nishu Kumar's seventh minute strike turned out to be enough for the hosts to claim full points as Hyderabad failed to convert multiple chances including a penalty strike. The Blues are now second in the standings with 28 points from 15 games, while Hyderabad continued their woeful run and remain bottom of the table.

Nishu Kumar provided Bengaluru a stunning opening goal. Dimas Delgado's corner delivery from the right towards the edge of the box was met with a ferocious volley that sent the ball into the back of the net.

Hyderabad were alert to the situation and looked to get back into the game immediately. Nikhil Poojary cut in from the right flank and with the Bengaluru defence opting not to press, the winger produced a curling effort that missed the frame of the goal by inches.