Sanjay Sidhu scores a brace

Hindustan’s Sanjay Sidhu put his team in front against N D Heroes when he converted a spot-kick in the 32nd minute. He converted a direct kick from 35 yards to give his team a 2-0 lead. With the victory, Hindustan have collected 19 points from seven matches while N D Heroes have 12 after seven games.

In the IAF-Goans match, Libesh (4th, 9th) and R Adhikari (7th) scored for the IAF team while Damkhai Pamel reduced the margin in the 11th minute. IAF have 16 points from seven matches while Goans have just one point from six games. At the Nehru Stadium, Collegians scored a 1-0 upset win over Shahdara Club, the match-winner coming from Ramesh off a 25-yard direct kick in the 33rd minute. The win gave Collegians five points from six matches while Shahdara have 12 after eight games.