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Second Division League: NEROCA score away win over Kenkre FC in Mumbai!

Local Mumbai outfit Kenkre FC showed promise and had their fair share of chances but let them slip and stumbled to a 0-1 defeat to NEROCA FC of Imphal in a second round match of the Second Division League – Final Round at the Cooperage Stadium on Wednesday, April 12.

The Mumbai club failed to take advantage of the home conditions and despite putting up a dogged fight they could not produce the crucial goals which would have given them something to cheer.

The visitors from Imphal, Manipur who also played a good attacking game throughout succeeded in scoring a goal with substitute Nigerian striker Felix Chidi creating the damage in the 66th minute of the match.

Ivory Coast striker Yao Bernard spearheading the Kenkre FC attack upfront along with the local stars Yogesh Kadam, Rohit Mirza and Jayesh Kadam failing in their attempts to score a goal and slumped to their first defeat after their 2-2 draw with Delhi United FC in the opening Final Round game.

Kenkre FC will next take on LoneStar Kashmir FC in a third round match on Tuesday, April 18.

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