Jaskaranpreet singh

Mohammad Rafique Ali Sardar: Namdhari FC were back to winning ways as they edged past TRAU FC 2-1 at the Municipal Stadium on Sunday. Manvir Singh scored the match-winner for Namdhari after TRAU’s Danish Aribam had cancelled out Saurabh Bhanwala’s strike in the first half.

The victory was Namdhari’s second in the competition and it helped the side move out of the bottom two spots in the points table. They are now 11th in the standings with eight points from 10 matches. TRAU remain pinned at the bottom spot with four points from 10 matches.

The match was tense from the start, with both teams showing signs of nervousness through defensive mistakes. One of the first notable errors came from Sunil Benchamin in the 10th minute. While attempting to intercept a pass from Manvir Singh inside the penalty box, Benchamin nearly caused an own goal. His clearance attempt struck the woodwork and fortunately went out, sparing his team early blushes.