I-League VIDEO: Rajasthan United FC 0-4 RoundGlass Punjab FC – Match Highlights!

The match was 76 minutes old. Juan Mera took off his jersey and ran towards the bench as those sitting there rushed out for a celebration. It had to be a grand one even though the game was not over, because Mera had just sealed RoundGlass Punjab FC’s place in the pages of Punjab football’s glorious history. With a piece of quintessential Spanish skill, he had just scored RoundGlass Punjab’s third goal against Rajasthan United FC, ensuring the 2022-23 I-League title with a match to spare.

It was yet another flawless performance by Staikos Vergetis’s team here at Ambedkar Stadium. The final score was 4-0 as defender Hmingthanmawia rubbed salt in the wounds of Rajasthan United with a precise header off Juan Nellar’s free-kick in stoppage time.

The victory gave RoundGlass Punjab an unassailable eight-point lead atop the points table, crushing Hyderabad’s Sreenidi Deccan FC’s hopes. The I-League trophy will return to Punjab for the first time since 2017-18, when Minerva Punjab FC won it. This success will taste trebly sweet as it earned RoundGlass a berth in the Indian Super League – the top tier of club football; as well as direct entry to the season-ending Super Cup.

Watch the I-League match highlights above!