ISL: NorthEast United FC thrash Jamshedpur FC 5-0 for the biggest-ever win

Alaaeddine Ajaraie and Parthib Gogoi scored a double each as NorthEast United FC produced a majestic performance at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Saturday to round off a thoroughly convincing 50 victory against Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League ISL 202425Ajaraie scored in the 5th and 90th minutes while Parthib Gogoi found the back of the net in the 44th minute and 55th minutes for the team from Northeast India Macarton Nickson contributed a goal in the 82nd minute to make it their biggest win in ISLThe Highlanders registered their second win of the campaign in great style as their freeflowing frontline got together to break past the Jamshedpur FC defence multiple times across both halves This is the clubrsquos biggest win in ISL history and the first time they have scored five goals in a game in the competition as wellThey were also helped with the Red Miners being reduced to 10 men with defender Stephen Eze getting sent off in the 29th minute However the Juan Pedro Benalicoached team had already gotten the lead thanks to the opening strike five minutes into the game by AjaraieBuanthanglun Samte set up a rather straightforward pass for Ajaraie on the left flank The dynamic attacker backed his instincts to take a shot at goal from a distance and his perfect attempt at netting the ball into the top right corner with a classic finish brought the spectators to the edge of their seats and left them awestruckAlso ReadIN PHOTOS Kumar Sangakkaras notable recordsTwo minutes later Mohammed Bemammer found Ajaraie at the appropriate goalscoring position to double the lead of the Highlanders Inside the centre of the 18yard box Ajaraie made a solid effort but it didnrsquot culminate in a strikeEze getting shown a second yellow card just before the halfhour mark turned the tide in NorthEast Uniteds favour with Benalirsquos men maintaining an absolute stronghold over the flow of the game thereafterParthib Gogoi made it 20 for NorthEast United as he brought up a brace to reach 10 ISL goals ndash the most by any player in the league before turning 22Though last year he floored the fans with his longrange stunners Gogoi has added finer elements to his game and those were evident across his two goals here He made a run inside the box and met Ajaraiersquos squaredup pass perfectly to slot it into the bottom right corner in the 44th minuteTen minutes into the second half it was Jithin MS who turned the provider for Gogoi finding him in an exemplary situation inside the box The latter didnrsquot disappoint landing the ball into the top left corner to triple the teamrsquos leadNorthEast United FC refused to take their foot off the pedal despite gaining a comfortable lead Substitute Macarton Nickson made an instant impact joining the goalscoring frenzy by depositing the ball into the top right corner from the edge of the box through an assist by Hamza Regragui in the 82nd minuteAjaraie wrapped up the proceedings by nailing the fifth goal of the game in the 90th minute It was a consequence of a quick counterattack by the Highlanders set up by Michel Zabaco who spotted the forward at the centre of the boxNorthEast United FC will next play against Odisha FC on November 3 whereas Jamshedpur FC are set to lock horns with Chennaiyin FC the following day ie November 4This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever