Arya took on United in the Calcutta Premier Division regular season on Thursday evening. The visitors held on for a 2-1 victory after a contest that swung on three decisive moments.
D. Rajesh opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute, putting the hosts ahead. Arya looked comfortable early on, building from the back and pinning United back.
P. Mandi equalised just before half-time, catching a moment of hesitation. To be fair, United had been creeping into the game before that strike, finding space between the lines.
A. Ahlawat struck late, in the ninety-third minute, to steal the points. By then the home side was pushing forward, leaving gaps behind that United exploited with clinical precision.
The win keeps United in sixth place with seventeen points after ten games. Arya remain tenth on sixteen points, a point behind the visitors and now facing questions about consistency.
Arya had won their last two matches convincingly before this setback. United meanwhile were building steadily, five wins from ten outings showing they know how to grind results.