Our Sports Reporter
GUWAHATI: Bodoland FC bounced back from their opening match defeat to NorthEast United with a commanding 3-0 win over FC1 in a Group match of the 135th Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Thursday.
Robinson Rendon put Bodoland ahead just past the hour, heading home from Narzary's cross after twice missing similar chances earlier in the evening. Substitutes Rituraj Mohan and Aron Thapa then turned a single-goal lead into a rout inside four second-half minutes, both scoring within a quarter of an hour of being introduced — timing that owed at least as much to head coach Vikash Panthi's reading of the game as it did to the finishers themselves.
The result leaves Group F intriguingly poised. Bodoland FC opened their account with this win while FC1 also collected same points from their two outings. NorthEast United top the group unbeaten, with Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC yet to open their account.
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