Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Diamond Harbour (1st, 38 pts) held a 21-point advantage over NEROCA (7th, 17 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: NEROCA 1.06 scored and 1.69 conceded per game, Diamond Harbour 1.75 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.24.
Defeat had followed defeat for NEROCA — three in succession. Diamond Harbour were unbeaten in 15, having scored in 6 consecutive games. NEROCA had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Diamond Harbour, 13.
The venue was Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, with room for 35,285 spectators. Diamond Harbour led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Diamond Harbour: Girik Mahesh Khosla (11'), Shaiborlang Kharpan (68')




