SSU romp, RAU held in 1st Premier League
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 15 2023:
Southern Sporting Union (SSU) got their campaign off to a flying start while Rising Athletic Union (RAU) were denied a win by Wangoi Football Association (WFA) on the second day of the AMFA's 1st Premier League 2023-24 on Friday.
SSU built on a strong first-half display to sweep aside FC Raengdai 3-0 at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongkhong.
It took just seven minutes from kickoff for SSU to lead the game after Laishram Roshan Singh found the back of the net.
The squad then made further inroads in a matter of nine minutes when Lourembam Hillem Singh made his effort count.
SSU continued the momentum with a 24th-minute strike from Laishram Kishan Singh, heading into the second period.
After the break, SSU despite their dominance failed to replicate their first-half performance but kept their opponents off the scoreboard through the second-half contest to make sure they emerged dominant 3-0 winners.
RAU squandered a 1-0 lead to settle for 1-1 draw with WFA in the day's other match.
RAU took the lead when Ngangom Jiten Singh was on target in the 31st minute.
And they appeared to cling on to their slender lead through the game until WFA sprang a surprise in the final seconds of stoppage time through Hidam Rakesh Singh whose last-gasp goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for his side.