I-League: NEROCA lose to Sudeva Delhi FC, relegated

KALYANI: Relegation was confirmed for North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA) FC on Tuesday as the Gift Raikhan-coached team slumped to yet another defeat, this time losing to Sudeva Delhi FC 0-1 in the I-League on Tuesday.

Gursimrat Singh Gill's header in added time of the first half proved to be the difference between the two sides in a match where NEROCA had largely themselves to blame for the defeat at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium.

Coming on the back of a 0-1 loss to Aizawl FC in their last match, NEROCA needed to gather all three points in order to stand a chance of taking the relegation battle to the final match day. The Gift Raikhan-coached side played with desperation from the opening minutes of the match, in their quest to take the early lead.

With this result, NEROCA FC have confirmed relegation with one match still to go. The side from Manipur now lay rock-bottom of the league with eight points from 13 games. While they are up against their relegation rivals Chennai City in their last match of the season, the latter have a four-point advantage. IANS

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