Cledson Carvalho Disilva celebrates after scoring Namdhari’s second against South United in the Durand Cup football in Kolkata on July 30, 2025.
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Namdhari FC produced two late second half goals to beat South United FC 2-0 and begin its campaign on a winning note in a Group-A match of the 134th Durand Cup football at the Kishore Bharati Stadium here on Wednesday.
South United played defensively well to hold Namdhari goalless till late in the action before Bhupinder and Cledson DaSilva of Brazil scored in quick succession for the I-League side.
South United, meanwhile, ended its engagements with a lone point (from one draw and two losses). Namdhari joined local giant East Bengal on top of the current group standings (three points each).
South United’s keeper makes an unsuccessful attempt to stop Bhupinder Singh’s strike in the Durand Cup football match between Namdhari and South United in Kolkata on July 30, 2025.
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DEBASISH BHADURI
Earlier, the Imphal derby ended with honours even as NEROCA FC snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw against a 10-man TRAU FC in the Group-E opener at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.
Khunjamayum Raj Singh’s 58th minute strike gave TRAU the lead, but Arunkumar Singh scored late in added time as NEROCA escaped with a point from the keenly contested match.
The results: At Kolkata: Group-A: Namdhari FC 2 (Bhupinder 79, Cledson DaSilva 85) bt South United FC 0.
Imphal: Group-E: TRAU FC 1 (Khunjamayum Raj Singh 58) drew with NEROCA FC 1 (Arunkumar Singh 90+6).
Published – July 30, 2025 09:44 pm IST
