BENGALURU: Former champions Bengaluru FC failed to fire on all cylinders but still managed to carve out a comfortable 3-0 win, thanks to Sunil Chhetri's record equalling brace, against Hyderabad FC.
On Thursday at the Sree Kanteerava stadium here, the hosts registered their second straight win in the Indian Super League.
After an early goal from Rahul Bheke (5th minute), the Blues found it tough to add another until talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri scored from the spot in the 85th minute.
The spot kick was awarded as Roshan Singh was brought down in the box by Leander D'Cunha. It was Chhetri's 62nd goal in his 151st match and the legend soon joined Nigerian striker Barth Ogbeche as the joint top scorer of ISL as he found his 63rd goal in the last minute of injury time, heading in a precise pass from Edgar Mendez.
Chhetri did not start the game but his introduction energised the Blues, who had been struggling to break down Hyderabad's defence.
