Arya defeated Rainbow 5-0 in the Kolkata Premier Division regular season on 24 August 2026. The hosts took all three points in a match where they dominated from start to finish. P. Mandi opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute, and the visitors never really threatened to get back into the game.
The second goal came in the thirtieth minute, though the scorer was not recorded in the available data. M. F. Khan added a third just before half-time, at 45+1. S. Shome found the net in the sixty-seventh minute, and S. Ghosh made it five in the eighty-seventh. A. Baskey rounded off the scoring in the eighty-ninth minute.
Arya sit tenth in the table with 16 points from 10 games — four wins, four draws, two defeats. They have been difficult to beat recently, with five matches without a loss stretching back to late July. Rainbow are twenty-first, seven points from 11 outings, and have only managed two victories all season.
The visitors' last five results show a familiar pattern of struggle — a 3-1 win over Kaligat followed by four defeats. Arya's recent form has been steadier, with three consecutive draws before the 2-0 victory over Mezers on 20 August. This result extends their unbeaten run and moves them further clear of the bottom half.
For Rainbow, the defeat leaves them rooted to the foot of the table. They have nothing to lose now, and the season is still open for them to change direction. Arya, meanwhile, will be pleased to have carried the side to a comfortable win and will look to build on this momentum in the coming weeks.