Drukpa came away with three points in the Premier League on Saturday, beating Tensun 3:1 at the home ground. The visitors had been searching for consistency all season and this result pulled them further clear in sixth place. Tensun, meanwhile, remain rooted in ninth with just eight points from sixteen games.
Drukpa struck first and here's the thing — they did it early. Nine minutes in they took the lead, and suddenly Tensun had to respond rather than dictate. The home side felt the pressure immediately, which is never a good sign when you're hosting.
Tensun found their equaliser twenty-three minutes in, a moment that brought the crowd back into it. But to be fair, the visitors weren't going to let that settle them. They regained control forty minutes in, and by then the momentum had shifted decisively.
The second half brought more yellow cards than goals, with Drukpa's sixth warning at sixty minutes and a fourth for Tensun's players scattered across the hour. Sixty-six minutes in Drukpa put the game beyond doubt, and the home side looked drained rather than dangerous.
This result caps a run that's been difficult for Tensun to break. They've lost five of their last six league matches, including that heavy 1:7 defeat to Thimphu. Drukpa, by contrast, have shown they can spring a surprise even when results haven't always gone their way.