Mridul Doley shines with a hat-trick as FC Raengdai stun TRAU FC in seven-goal thriller

IMPHAL: (Aug 4 ) Mridul Doley produced a hat-trick as FC Raengdai stunned TRAU FC 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller of the Durand Cup here on Monday.

Besides Mridul (14′, 24′, 79′), Chongtham Kishan Singh (45+3′) was the other goal-scorer for debutants FC Raengdai. For TRAU, Chanam Akash Meitei (43′), Afdal Varikkodan (47′), Lanchungrei Pamei (67′ OG) found the back of the net.

The result sends debutants FC Raengdai top of Group D with six points from two matches, a start few would have predicted for a side playing only its second-ever Durand Cup fixture.