Rodriguinho scores five as SC Delhi routs Defenders 7-0 in Durand Cup Group C

Rodriguinho scored five goals as SC Delhi beat Defenders FC 7-0 in a Durand Cup Group C match at the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) in Ranchi on August 7, 2026. The Brazilian forward’s haul came on his Durand Cup debut and helped SC Delhi record a second straight win in the group.

Rodriguinho produced a rapid hat-trick inside the first 12 minutes after taking a pass, turning and finishing with a left-foot strike to open the scoring in the sixth minute. Tomasz Tchórz’s side led 4-0 at half-time after Mohammed Aimen added a goal in the 34th minute. Defenders FC failed to respond across the match as Delhi extended its advantage late in the second half.

The sequence of early goals saw Rodriguinho score in the 6th, 8th and 12th minutes to establish the quick lead. Mohammed Aimen’s 34th-minute strike completed a 4-0 first-half margin.

SC Delhi completed the scoring with three goals in stoppage time and the closing minute: Rodriguinho struck again in the 89th and 90+5 minutes, while substitute Juan Sebastian Peña scored at 90+2. Peña is listed in the match report as a substitute who contributed to the scoreline.

The match officials’ scoring summary recorded the goals as Rodriguinho 6, 8, 12, 89, 90+5; Mohammed Aimen 34; Juan Sebastian Peña 90+2, giving SC Delhi a 7-0 victory over Defenders FC.

Elsewhere, at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, East Bengal defeated South United FC 5-0 in a Group A fixture, with goals from Ramirez 6, Bashim Rashid 24, Bhaatt 73, Bipin 81 and David Hmar 90+5. East Bengal’s win was recorded as their second in the competition and kept them in contention for a place in the last eight.

SC Delhi’s victory left the club top of Group C with six points and moved them closer to a quarterfinal berth, while East Bengal’s result sustained their hopes of qualifying for the last-eight.