Goa, April 3 -- Team Herald

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MANIPUR: Sporting Clube de Goa maintained their impressive away form with a 1-0 triumph over Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) in the All India Football Federation I-League 2, at Khuman Lampak Stadium, here, on Thursday.

Vikram Venkatachalam netted a crucial second-half goal, helping his side secure all three points. With the win, Sporting Clube moved to 25 points from 13 matches, while TRAU stayed at 8 points.

The first half began with an impressive play as striker Vikram threaded a precise pass along the floor to Naocha, who squared it up perfectly for a brilliant opportunity but the attack came to nothing. However, another cross soon took a deflection over Vikram and dropped just be...