AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: Diamond Harbour FC and Sesa Football Academy kicked off their I-League 3 Play-offs campaign with convincing wins in Group B at the Naihati Stadium on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Led by Aimar Adam’s hat-trick, hosts Diamond Harbour beat Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 4-1 in the morning kick-off before Sesa FA saw off Downtown Heroes FC 3-1 in the evening.

Adam’s 25th-minute strike put Diamond Harbour in the lead at half-time before Naro Hari Shrestha doubled it four minutes after the restart. Kevisanyu Peseyie halved the deficit for Karbi Anglong Morning Star in the 73rd minute but Adam struck two more in quick succession in the 76th and 82nd minute to dash the Assam side’s comeback hopes.

Sesa did all the damage in the first half with goals from Thokchom Beckham Singh (35′) and Sachidanand Laxman Satelkar (45′ and 45+3′). Fahad Temuri scored the consolation goal for Downtown Heroes in the 94th minute.

On Wednesday, Abbas Union FC and Dalbir Football Academy played out a 1-1 draw in Group A. Tanveer Singh’s penalty for Dalbir FA was cancelled out by Syed Abid Hussain Razvi’s stunning scorpion-kick equaliser for Abbas Union.

Later in the day, Chanmari FC ran out comfortable 2-0 winners over MYJ-GMSC. The Mizoram side struck once in each half via KC Malsawmsanga and Lalrokima.

Friday, September 27 – I-League 3 Play-offs Fixtures:

Group A (Kalyani Stadium):
09:00 – SAT Tirur vs MYJ-GMSC
15:00 – Chanmari FC vs Dalbir FA