NorthEast United FC beat Delhi Dynamos in ISL tie

Late strikes from Federico Gallego and Bartholomew Ogbeche sealed three points as NorthEast United FC defeated Delhi Dynamos 20 in the Indian Super League 2018 ISL at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday The hosts failed to create enough chances to score and were outplayed by the visitors who couldnt find a breakthrough until the 82nd minuteA moment of individual brilliance from Gallego and a clinical strike by Ogbeche helped NorthEast United climb to the top of the table with 11 points although they have played a match more than FC Goa 10 points This was NorthEasts third victory on the road and the best start they have had to any of their campaignsNorthEast United spurned a golden chance to take an early lead five minutes into the match A pacy surge forward by the hosts was led by Ogbeche who played a onetwo with Redeem Tlang before unleashing a dipping effort from the edge of the box The goalkeeper stood no chance of keeping it out but luckily for him the effort hit the crossbarThe visitors were attacking in numbers with Tlangs exploits on the right flank pinning both Nandhakumar Sekar and Narayan Das into their own half Lallianzuala Chhangtes pace was put to the test when an overhit backpass placed Robert Lalthlamuana in a spot of bother in the visitors half The defender managed to get to the ball before the Mizoborn winger and averted a defensive catastrophe against the run of playDelhi could have shocked the visitors with a lead when Pritam Kotal rose highest to get a cornerkick delivery but the ball sailed over the bar NorthEast United had a couple more chances before the break Rowllin Borges received Tlangs cross into the box controlled it with a delightful touch and released a shot that was blocked by Rana GharamiThe resulting cornerkick was aimed for Juan Mascia in the centre who flicked it to the near post where Mateo Grgics header destined for the net was brilliantly kept out by Dorronsoro Gombau responded to the visitors onslaught by adding Vinit Rai into Delhis midfield as the hosts were struggling to keep the ballNorthEasts first chance after the break saw Gallegos powerful shot take a deflection off a sliding Gianni Zuiverloon and went straight into the hands of goalkeeper Francisco DorronsoroAt the other end Zuiverloon stood over a freekick outside the box on the left and swung it towards the far post for Andrija Kaludjerovic who couldnt keep his shot on target much to the dismay of the large crowd in the standsThe hosts had their chance in the 78th minute when a long ball by Marti Crespi fell perfectly for Kaludjerovic at the edge of the box The striker played a onetwo with Marcos Tebar whose wellweighted throughball had Kaludjerovic attempt a finesse shot which was blocked and deflected wide by a sliding Mato GrgicNorthEast United finally got their goal through a moment of brilliance from Gallego The Uruguayan midfielder picked up the ball from the left flank skipped past his marker surged into the box before sending a stunning finish into the bottom right cornerRomeo Fernandes poor pass back to Pritam Kotal was intercepted by Gallego who charged down the left flank and squared the ball to Ogbeche The Nigerian forward sent the ball into the net to complete NorthEast Uniteds masterclass hereCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever