Shillong, Oct 8: Mawkhar finished on top of Group B in the Shillong Sports Association’s First Division 2026 after defeating Ryntih 3-0 at the MFA Ground here today.
Over at the SSA Stadium, Pohkseh took down Nongrim Hills 2-0 but they couldn’t progress due to the result of the other game.
Unbeaten Mawkhar garnered 8 points from four games, with Mylliem Lum second and Pohkseh third. These two both have 7 points each and Mylliem Lum hold head-to-head advantage after demolishing Pohkseh 5-0 on 19th September.
Ryntih beat Nongrim Hills and that is why the former are fourth and the latter fifth. In any case, both will be part of the Relegation Zone matches to follow with the bottom two from Group A.
Pynshai Manik Kharbani (54′), Emanuel Rongrin (74′) and Donbok Sohtun (87′) scored Mawkhar’s goals, which all came in the second half.
In the other game, Shining Nongdhar (35′) scored first for Pohkseh before Reinjoywell Wartde (79′) added another in the second session.
Both semifinals will take place on 15th October, both at the SSA Stadium.
Nongkrem will face Mylliem Lum in the first at 12:30PM followed by Mawkhar against Malki at 4PM.
The Relegation Zone matches will be a single leg round robin, starting on 13th October and finishing on 19th October, which will also be day of the First Division final.