The 2024-25 season of the Indian Super League is in full swing, and with games coming thick and fast, this is a convenient place to catch up on every match. We'll have a report after every match, right up to the rest day signalling the end of the matchweek.
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The report on all matches from matchweek 19 is here.
Here are the details for matchweek 20 of ISL 2024-25 with the latest match report coming first:
NorthEast United 4-1 Hyderabad FC
(Guillermo 17', Ajaraie 45', Akhtar 79', Bemammer 89' - Manoj 70')
NorthEast United climbed to fourth in the table with a comfortable 4-1 win over Hyderabad, leapfrogging Bengaluru FC on goal difference as the two both have 28 points from 18 games. Hyderabad remained second-from-bottom, 14 points behind the playoff spots with six games to go.
NorthEast took the lead in the 17th minute thanks to some awful defending from Hyderabad. Jithin MS sent in a desperate cross from the byline, right to Abdul Rabeeh's head at the far post, but the defender inexplicably headed it back towards Guillermo Fernandez who tapped the ball home from a yard out at the near post to make it 1-0. The hosts made it 2-0 just before the break, with Alaeddine Ajaraie thundering a free kick right at Arshdeep Singh, but such was the power on the ball that it flew into the net.
Just as it seemed that the hosts were coasting to a win in the second half, Hyderabad came back into the game with a goal in the 70th minute. Ramhlunchhunga Hmar sent in a free-kick from the right, and after his first attempt was blocked, Manoj Mohammed slammed the loose ball into the net from close range. His good work was soon undone however, as NEUFC restored their two-goal lead in the 79th minute. Nestor Albiach's corner from the right saw Ajaraie send a header goalwards, only for Arshdeep to save, but Asheer Akhtar headed it in from a yard out. Nestor missed a 1-on-1 went put through by Jithin in the final minutes, but Mohammed Bemammer made it 4-1 in the 89th minute after his long-range strike was deflected into the net. NEUFC missed a few more opportunities in injury time, but had to make do with the 4-1 scoreline at the final whistle.
Punjab FC 1-2 Jamshedpur FC
(Pratik 41', Javi 48'; Vidal 58')
Jamshedpur FC put their travelling blues to bay with a hard fought 2-1 win away at Punjab FC. Pratik Chaudhari opened the scoring with a thunderous header off a Rei Tachikawa set piece delivery late in the first half before Javi Hernandez charged down Punjab keeper Muheet Shabir to make it 2-0 early in the second. A Pulga Vidal shot from range closed the gap to one ten minutes later but Jamshedpur battened down the hatches for the last half hour.
The result sees JFC move to third, nine points off runaway leaders Mohun Bagan. Punjab, meanwhile, stay ninth, five points off sixth (the last playoff place)
Mohun Bagan 1-0 Bengaluru FC
(Liston Colaco 74')
A Liston Colaco wondergoal gave Mohun Bagan their first win in three, and extended Bengaluru FC's winless run in the calendar year 2025 to five games .Bagan extended their lead at the top to seven points over second-placed FC Goa, who have a game in hand.
It was a tight game at the Salt Lake, and the visitors did have the better of the first half. They should've gone into the break with the lead through Sunil Chhetri, who somehow missed a golden opportunity. He exchanged passes nicely with Alberto Noguera on the edge of the area, and then went through one-on-one with Vishal Kaith but dragged his shot wide of the near-post.
Bagan really didn't create that much until the goal, which came out of nothing. A cross from the left wing was cleared to the edge of the penalty area, from where Liston unleashed a sensational volley into the corner, well past the reach of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Bengaluru could've equalised in stoppage time, but Rahul Bheke's header from point-blank range went just over the bar, as the Bagan faithful heaved a massive sigh of relief, at their team taking another giant stride towards retaining their league shield.