I-League 3 : FC Raengdai salvage 1-1 draw with Mawlai SC, Sunrise Club Orissa top group with commanding 4-1 win
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, May 05 2026: FC Raengdai fought back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Mawlai Sport Club (Mawlai SC) to finish Group A runners up in the I-League 3 behind Sunrise Club Orissa who capped their league campaign with a convincing 4-1 win over Sikkim Brotherhood FC earlier in the day.

Mawlai SC found the breakthrough against the Manipur side in the 16th minute through Damanbhalang Chyne but FC Raengdai fought tooth and nail to make their way back into the game and rode on the equaliser from Yendrembam Sobha Singh, who subbed in for Gaisuangmei Kamei, to make it 1-1 after 79 minutes.

FC Raengdai's effort to seize control in the later exchanges however met with stiff resistance and eventually they had to share the spoils with the visitors from Shillong.

Earlier in the day, Sunrise Club Orissa rode on Suraj Kumar's double to consolidate themselves on top of Group A table and sink Sikkim Brotherhood Football Club to the fifth spot in the table.

Suraj Kumar earned Sunrise Club Orissa a narrow 1-0 first half lead by scoring late in the 42nd minute before Faslurahman Methukayil made it 2-0 after 49 minutes, Suraj Kumar scored yet again in the 56th minute to further extend the lead but Sikkim Brotherhood Football Club pulled back a goal through Narendra Chettri in the 69th minute and made it 1-3 .

Sikkim Brotherhood Football Club however failed to sustain their cause and slumped further with Ramajan Munda hitting the decisive goal for the Odisha outfit in the 83rd minute.

With the win, Sunrise Club Orissa qualified for the final round while FG Raengdai need to be among two best second placed teams in four groups to make the final round cut.

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