Sreenidi Deccan FC beat Hyderabad FC 4-1 in the first-ever Hyderabad derby on Friday.
Sreenidi Deccan created history on Friday when they beat their cross-town rivals Hyderabad FC by a whopping 4-1 scoreline at the Kalinga Stadium Pitch One in the Kalinga Super Cup 2024.
Ad
The game was virtually over by the 10th minute as Sreenidi had put three goals past a lacklustre Hyderabad defence by then. Sreenidi maintained possession and attacked Hyderabad relentlessly, building gaps for themselves in midfield.
The latter's head coach Thangboi Singto was forced to play a young side, ostensibly displaced from the reserves for reasons outside his control.
Ibrahim Sissoko opened the scoring for Sreenidi in the fifth minute of the game when he got on the end of a Faysal Shayesteh corner. Shayesteh sent in a ball from another corner two minutes later and centre-back Eli Sabia got on the end of it.
Ad
Trending
The nightmare went from bad to worse for the Yellow and Black when they conceded another goal in the 10th minute as Lalromawia found acreage of space in front of centre-backs Mohammad Rafi and Alex Saji.
The game was put to bed in the 36th minute thanks to a simple tap-in by Kean Lewis.
Sreenidi were the better side by a country mile on the day
Faysal Shayesteh, despite not bagging a goal, was the wrecker-in-chief for Sreenidi Deccan.
The second half started much better for the Nawabs as they started keeping more of the ball. Sreenidi too chose to sit on their laurels although the odd opportunity arose for them to consolidate their already burgeoning position.
Ad
Makan Chothe hammered a solitary goal for the Yellow and Black in the 83rd minute but it failed to elicit any cheers from their bench.
For a club already suffering immensely owing to financial woes, this was yet another moment to forget - to lose to their cross-town rivals by such a gigantic scoreline. Sreenidi Deccan will now go down in history for having won the first-ever Hyderabad derby.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Mohul Bhowmick
Mohul is a senior football, cricket and Olympic Sports writer at Sportskeeda, and has been in the organisation for more than 6 years. Some of his best work includes 118 exclusive interviews with famous sports personalities, insider talk and transfer speculations. He has also covered the entirety of the 2023-24 ISL season, Kalinga Super Cup and 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League from the ground.
An MBA degree holder in Finance, Mohul is also a professional cricketer and is currently in the reserves for Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy team. He’s also played league football in Hyderabad.
His football interest sparked after watching countless Rahim League matches at the Gymkhana and supporting the State Bank of Hyderabad. He grew up hearing stories about the legendary Syed Abdul Rahim and his incredible football team of the 1960s, which had a big influence on him. He has admired Manchester United’s dominance in English and European football as well.
Tennis star Leander Paes, Olympic gold-medalist Abhinav Bindra, cricketing legend Rahul Dravid and football star Chinglensana Singh are Mohul’s favorite athletes. He is a staunch Hyderabad FC supporter, and Sahil Tavora’s 88th-minute equalizer in the 2021-22 ISL Cup final against Kerala Blasters is one of his favorite footballing moments. Abhinav Bindra’s gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Olympics also had a huge impact on Mohul.
In his work, he strives to write relevant, accurate and unbiased stories by conducting thorough research. When not working, Mohul enjoys reading books and listening to heavy metal and rock music.