Raphael Warjri

Shillong Lajong hat-trick of wins did not come easy as they had to settle for a win from an own goal in
the dying minutes scored by Thomas Singh to collect all 3 points and continue their unbeaten run in
the I-League.

In a half completely dominated by the hosts, it was TRAU who took the lead through Robinson Singh’s
header in the 13th minute and within five minutes of that Lajong struck back when Sunil B was sent
off after he blocked Figo Syndai shot on the goal line with his hand and the penalty was converted by
the captain Hardy Cliff Nongbri.

Playing against 10 men, Lajong were not clinical enough and TRAU meanwhile were happy to defend
deep and preserve a point.

It took Lajong till the 85th minute to finally get the winner, a swift counter launched by Everbrightson
Sana and in an effort to block Hardy Cliff, Thomas Singh put the ball in his own net. It was the last real
bit of drama as Lajong held on for a deserved three points.

With this win Lajong are currently placed 3rd on the points table with 3 wins and 3 draws from 6
matches and will now look forward to their next away game against Rajasthan United on the 3rd of
December at 4:30 pm in the Deccan Arena, Hyderabad.