TRAU emerged victorious in the first-ever Imphal derby in the I-League as they edged past rivals NEROCA FC 2-1 on Wednesday at the Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal.
Boubacar Diarra gave NEROCA the lead (9') but Naocha Singh (41') and Krishnanda Singh's (64') strikes helped the debutants pick up their first-ever win in the I-League
Both teams made three changes in their starting lineups from their previous matches. Gift Raikhan brought in Zodingliana, Jiteshwor Singh and Zico Sekle in place of Khanngam Horram, Gaty Kouami and Romtan Singh. TRAU’s Dimitris Dimitriou, on the other hand, replaced Kofi Tetteh, Premjit Singh and Sandeep Singh with Gerard Williams, Naocha Singh and Krishnanda Singh.