19 October,2009 10:03 AM IST | | Agencies
Riding on the home advantage, Shillong Lajong FC today stunned Air India 3-0 in a fourth round match of the I-League here.
With this win, Lajong, playing in their maiden appearance in I-League, are in the fifth place with six points from four matches, while Air India are in the seventh position with four points from three ties.
Playing in front of a packed house in their first I-League match at home, Stanley Rozario's boys went ahead in the very first minute of the game when Nigerian Daniel Bidemi placed the ball into the net after being fed by left winger Marlanki Suting.
In the 28th minute, Seikhohau Tuboi received the ball outside the Air India box and dribbled past three defenders before scoring to give his team a 2-0 lead.
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After the breather, Lajong went into defensive. Air India strikers got a couple of chances in the second half but failed to find the target. The Mumbai side were never in control of the game.
The home team increased the lead in the 75th minute. An unmarked James Gbillee received a through pass at the centre line, made a solo run and lobbed the ball over the Air India custodian Arnab Das Sharma to seal the fate of the game in his team's favour.
Lajong's Niwan O Gatphoh was adjudged Man of the Match.
