Shillong Lajong FC earned a degree on I-League’s return to the Meghalaya capital after a niche of 4 seasons, holding fellow North-eastern facet NEROCA FC to a 1-1 attract Shillong on Thursday.
Lajong, who had additionally drawn 1-1 with Mohammedan Sporting in Naihati final week, took the lead by way of their Brazilian midfielder Renan Paulino within the thirty fourth minute.
A capability crowd confirmed up for the weekday afternoon kick-off within the coronary heart of Shillong, and so they have been handled to a stable first half from the house facet.
However, NEROCA bounced again within the second half, equalising by way of Jamaican striker Fabian Reid within the 79th minute.
The Orange Brigade, who had leaked as many as eight targets of their first two journeys to Sreenidi Deccan and Gokulam Kerala, lastly received off the mark this season with a invaluable level.
As a end result, each Shillong Lajong and NEROCA climbed a few locations within the desk. Bobby Nongbet’s Lajong are actually ninth with two factors from as many video games, whereas NEROCA lifted themselves off the foot of the desk to maneuver to eleventh.
Shillong Lajong will subsequent welcome Sreenidi Deccan on November 14, and NEROCA tackle Aizawl on the identical day of their first dwelling sport of the season in Kalyani.
Source web site: www.thehindu.com
