New Radiant Sports Club beat Club Eagles 7-1 in the Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League on 24 October, inflicting the first defeat of the season on a side that had not lost a league match until then.
Forwards Ali Fasir (Sentey) and Brazilian Dorielton Gomes Nascimento (Dori) scored twice each. Ibrahim Maisan, Liberian midfielder Bility and substitute Hassan Raif Ahmed (Hanna) added the rest.
Three goals before the break
Dori gave New Radiant the lead inside the first 10 minutes, finishing after a pass from Sentey. Sentey then doubled the lead from the penalty spot after captain Ali Ashfaq (Dhagandey) was fouled in the Eagles penalty area.
Shortly before half-time Dori headed in a cross from Ashfaq to make it 3-0.
Maisan added a fourth early in the second half, and Sentey struck again on a counter-attack, his shot going in off both posts. Bility made it 6-0 with an effort from outside the box.
Egyptian forward Amir Shoaib Al Sodiq pulled one back for Eagles around the 80th minute, before Hanna, on as a substitute, completed the scoring late on.
Table
The win took New Radiant to 11 points from five matches and into second place, with a goal difference of plus nine. Victory Sports Club lead the league with 13 points from five games.
Eagles, also on 11 points but from six matches, are third on goal difference.