New Radiant Sports Club defeated Club Eagles 7-1 in the Dhivehi Premier League on Saturday, handing Eagles their first defeat of the season.
The match at Galolhu ground saw New Radiant take the lead in the ninth minute through Brazilian forward Dorielton Gomes Nascimento (Dori). Ali Fasi (Sentei) added a penalty in the 22nd minute after a foul on Ali Ashfaq (Dagandey).
Dori headed in a third from a Dagandey cross in the 40th minute. After the break, Sentei scored again in the 50th minute when the Eagles goalkeeper came off his line, and added a fifth in the 68th minute. Bilal (Biliti) made it 6-0 in the 77th minute.
Eagles pulled one back through Egyptian El Sadik Mohamed in the 80th minute, but Hassan Raif Ahmed (Hanna) completed the scoring for New Radiant in the 88th minute.
The result leaves New Radiant on 11 points from five matches, level with Eagles who have played six. Victory remains top with 13 points from five games. Eagles had gone five matches without defeat before this heavy loss.