I-League 2023-24: Second-half of NEROCA vs Sreenidi Deccan delayed as floodlights stop working

The first half ended 0-0. NEROCA’s Ronaldo Singh Nongthombam was shown a second yellow in the dying minutes of the first period.

Sreenidi Deccan (left) is second in the table, five points behind league leader Mohammedan SC, while NEROCA has already been relegated to I-League 2, with just four wins in 22 matches so far.  | Photo Credit: AIFF Media

The start of the second half of the I-League 2023-24 match between NEROCA FC and Sreenidi Deccan FC at the SSA Ground No.1 in Shillong was delayed for more than 30 minutes as the floodlights were not working.

Neither team returned to the pitch for the second half due to the technical failure, which affected the visibility. The first half ended 0-0. NEROCA’s Ronaldo Singh Nongthombam was shown a second yellow in the dying minutes of the first period.

“As the floodlights are not working, neither team has come out for the second half. The first half ended at 5:20 PM. It has been more than 30 minutes,” Tanay Apte, the media manager of Sreenidi, who was at the venue, wrote on X (formerly called Twitter).

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Sreenidi, which finished second in the last season too, salvaged a point in the second half, with its Colombian forward Davis Castaneda converting a penalty in the 82nd minute, which saw it remain in the title race this time around.

It is currently second in the table, five points behind league leader Mohammedan SC, while NEROCA has already been relegated to I-League 2, with just four wins in 22 matches so far.