NEROCA FC continue their battle against the drop as they beat Punjab FC 4-3 in an I-League 2019-20 tie at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, on Tuesday.
Phillip Adjah (5', 37', 82') hit a hat-trick for the hosts who were helped by an own goal by Danilo Quipapa (59') while Aser Dipanda (8', 87' pen) and sustitute Girik Khosla (59') scored for the visitors.
Gift Raikhan made wholesale changes to the NEROCA 11 after a solitary goal defeat at Real Kashmir as Dhananjoy Singh, Jiteshwor Singh, Rojen Meetei, Subash Singh and Khanngam Horam were handed a start.