The city's Soultrean-Bonjour Hindustan Football Club today became the first team from northern India to qualify for the final round of I-League second division after defeating Bhawanipore, Kolkata 2-1 in a close-contested match in Gangtok.
Nigerian striker O O Sola struck twice, in seventh and 60th minute, to guide his team to victory.
Khela reduced the margin for Bhawanipore, Kolkata, scoring in the 50th minute.
Hindustan topped the group by scoring nine points from four matches while Bhawanipore stood second eight.
