Durand Cup 2025 Quarterfinal: Alaeddine Ajaraie Strikes Twice As NorthEast United FC Thrash Bodoland FC By 4-0 In Kokrajhar

NorthEast United defeated Bodoland FC by 4-0 in the Durand Cup 2025 quarterfinal match which took place at Sports Authority India Stadium in Kokrajhar. The Highlanders dominated the match against Bodoland FC and put up an incredible display.

Parthib Gogoi joins the party for The Highlanders by scoring the fourth goal in the closing stages of the match.

Thoi Singh's incredible pass set up Alaeddine Ajaraie for a cheeky goal. The Highlanders are getting closer to securing a position in the Durand Cup 2025 semifinals.

Once more, it is NorthEast United who got the breakthrough! Andy Rodriguez scored this time to give the Highlanders a two-goal advantage over Bodoland FC.

The second half gets underway at the Sports Authority of India Stadium in Kokrajhar, Assam.

It is half time at the Sports Authority of India Stadium in Kokrajhar, Assam and NorthEast United FC lead Bodoland FC by 1-0.

Alaeddine Ajaraie gave the Highlanders an early lead in the match and put NorthEast United on the scoresheet. Bodoland FC made a defensive mistake that gave NorthEast United the lead in the match.

It has been 15 minutes of gruesome back-and-forth action of football, but neither team came close to scoring.

The match gets underway at the Sports Authority of India Stadium in Kokrajhar, Assam.

Here's the playing XI of both the teams.

The match will kick off at 7:00 PM IST and shall be live streamed on Sony LIV App in India. The telecast of the same will be in Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2 HD TV channels.

The oldest football tournament in Asia and one of the oldest in the world, Durand Cup 2025, has reached its business end of the tournament. The match between NorthEast United FC and Bodoland FC is set to be one of the most exciting clashes as the latter have reached the quarter-finals for the first time in history.

NorthEast United FC had won the Durand Cup last year by defeating a strong Mohun Bagan Super Giants' outfit. Even before facing the Rangdajied United FC in their final group-stage match, the Highlanders had sealed their spot in the quarter-finals. However, NorthEast United FC's confidence could have slightly dented as Rangdajied United FC held them to a thrilling 2-2 draw. They should still be favourites for the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Bodoland FC capped off a dream group-stage campaign as they blanked ITBP FT 4-0 on August 12, Tuesday, thereby sealing a historic quarter-final place. In the process, Bodoland also topped the Group D. With NorthEast United overwhelming favourites to win the clash, Bodoland FC will need to bring their A-game but will likely have nothing to lose. But the crowd at Kokrajhar should be heavily behind Bodoland FC's players.

Mohun Bagan FC, NorthEast United FC, Jamshedpur FC, Diamond Harbour FC, Indian Navy FT, Bodoland FC, Shillong Lajong FC and East Bengal FC have made it to the quarter-finals.