Hyderabad lose to last minute goal in Kolkata
Deccan ChronicleKolkata: Hyderabad FC’s 2023-24 Indian Super League campaign kicked off on a cruel note as a 98th-minute goal from Cleiton Silva gifted the hosts all three points in a high-octane clash at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Saturday. Hitesh Sharma scored the opener of the game after the ball fell to him in the box from a Joe Knowles shot but Cleiton equalized immediately after in a quick start to the game. Aaren D’Silva who came off the bench had a late chance that could have bought it back for Hyderabad but it was Cleiton who decided the game with a superb free-kick. Debutants Joe Knowles, Felipe Amorim, Petteri Pennanen and Oswaldo Alanis, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, both of who came off the bench, showed plenty of promise on an unlucky night in Kolkata.