By Our Reporter
Shillong, Nov 6: Fresh from their third Shillong Premier League title, Langsning will meet Rangdajied United in the first semifinal of the SSA Super Cup on Friday at the SSA Stadium at First Ground, Polo, here. Kick-off will be at 5pm.
The new SSA Super Cup, organised by the Shillong Sports Association, adds another level of competition and excitement for fans of the game, with the Top 6 from the Shillong Premier League 2025 battling it out in knockout tournament.
Langsning, as SPL 2025 champions, and runners-up Shillong Lajong were given direct spots in the semifinals, while Rangdajied and Mawlai had to come through playoffs to reach the last-four. Rangdajied destroyed Nangkiew Irat 3-0 in the first playoff on 31 October before Mawlai sneaked past Sawmer 5-4 on penalties the next day in a thriller that was deadlocked 3-3 after extra time. Langsning demolished Rangdajied 4-0 when they met in the SPL on 23 August. RUFC, however, started their campaign slowly, with just one win in the first six games. Things picked up after that and Rangdajied finished the season in fifth place thanks to two more victories. They then sailed past Nangkiew Irat quite comfortably in the first Super Cup playoff, though two goals were the result of penalty kicks.
Langsning, meanwhile, have not been seen in action for some time now. They were the first side to finish their SPL 2025 campaign – they played their last match on 14 October, with the league only ending six days later. In that time they had to wait, watch and pray for Lajong and Mawlai results to go their way and events panned out exactly as Langsning needed, as they finished with 20 points to Lajong and Mawlai’s 19 each. Although they had gone under the radar for most of the SPL 2025, Langsning quietly produced a string of strong results to finish the season on top. They won four games in a row and were only defeated once in nine outings. On paper they will start the favourites.
