As the 35+ Mokokchung Football League continued into Gameweek 17 on Saturday, it followed the usual routine, with no upsets and no alterations in the points table— the same teams winning and the same teams losing. The results were mundane, lacking thrills, and almost boring.
Table-toppers Revenant FC once again exhibited their dominance by securing an easy 3-0 win over Terokroker FC. Rongsenchiba scored the first goal for Revenant FC in the 43rd minute, followed by a brace from Imcharen within three minutes, in the 56th and 59th minutes.
The only notable takeaway from Gameweek-17 was that Wasang FC managed to secure a narrow win over bottom-placed Senso FC, who had won their first game for the season last week but returned to their losing ways again. Wasang FC is now one point behind Revenant FC, and it looks like both teams will continue to win against the other four teams in the league, with the championship likely being decided by their match. As the results have shown, the other four teams are nowhere in the title race and seem incapable of pulling any upsets.
This situation makes the league feel like a pointless series of warm-up matches for two stronger teams before they meet to decide the winner.
Beyond the 35+ football enthusiasts enjoying the beautiful game, the league is an important part of the overall sporting ecosystem in Mokokchung, and a competitive, engaging league would bode well for the growth of the sports culture in the district.
In the first match of Gameweek 17, New Ecclesia registered an emphatic 3-0 win over Trebuchet FC, with Moatemsu Jamir, Limasunep, and Chasu scoring in the 14th, 19th, and 58th minutes, respectively.
Imlilyapang of Terokroker failed to score on Saturday but remains the leading goal scorer of the season with 19 goals to his name, followed by Moatemsu Jamir of New Ecclesia with 15 and Rongsenchiba of Revenant FC with 13.
35+ Mokokchung Football League points table after Gameweek 17:
