Seychelles 0 - 3 Sri Lanka: Rajamohan double sets the tone in Victoria

Sri Lanka got the job done cleanly at Stade Linite on September 27, 2026, beating Seychelles 3-0 in an international friendly shaped by decisive moments around half-time.

A. Rajamohan was the difference. He scored from the penalty spot in the 45th minute, then scored again in the 52nd minute to put Sri Lanka in control. D. De Silva added the third in the 76th minute, closing the match with no doubt left about the direction of travel.

For A. Alagić, this was a useful friendly win: away from home, three goals, none conceded, and a match shaped by clear moments rather than noise. For Seychelles coach J. Mak, the problem was timing as much as the scoreline. Conceding in the 45th minute changed the team talk. Conceding again in the 52nd minute changed the match.

Match timeline

• 45th minute: A. Rajamohan scored for Sri Lanka from a penalty.
• 52nd minute: A. Rajamohan scored again for Sri Lanka.
• 76th minute: D. De Silva scored Sri Lanka’s third.

No assists were listed for any of the three goals in the official event data.

How Sri Lanka took it away

The first goal mattered because of when it arrived. A penalty in the 45th minute is not just a goal; it is a new match state delivered at the worst possible time for the team conceding. Seychelles had to go in at the break behind, with J. Mak needing adjustment, reassurance and control all at once.

Sri Lanka then gave them no breathing space. Rajamohan’s second goal in the 52nd minute turned a narrow lead into a firm grip. That seven-minute spell across the interval was the match. It forced Seychelles to chase, gave Sri Lanka the right to manage the rhythm, and allowed Alagić’s side to play the rest of the game with the scoreboard doing part of the work.

De Silva’s goal in the 76th minute finished the package. In a friendly, that third goal can matter beyond the night itself. It turns a solid win into a statement win, especially for a side looking to build belief and clarity in an international window.

Shape, selection and limits of the data

The supplied match data did not include starting XIs or formations for either team. The current head-coach data lists Seychelles under J. Mak and Sri Lanka under A. Alagić, but no verified formation was provided for Seychelles and no verified formation was provided for Sri Lanka.

That limits any firm tactical conclusion. There is no reliable possession figure, no shot count, no pass map, no corner data, and no expected goals total. What can be said with confidence is that Sri Lanka managed the decisive moments better. The timing of the goals tells its own tactical story: pressure before the interval, immediate punishment after it, then control confirmed late.

Rajamohan changed the game because he gave Sri Lanka both the breakthrough and the cushion. De Silva mattered because he removed any possible late tension.

Available match data

What it means

There are no league points in a friendly, but there is still value in a clean result. Sri Lanka leave Victoria with a clear win, a Rajamohan double, and a shutout for Alagić to build from. Seychelles leave with a simpler brief: tighten the moments around half-time, because this match was effectively lost there.

This result also sat inside a busy international window, alongside other friendlies including Malta 2 - 0 Liechtenstein: Grech and Zammit keep De Leo’s momentum moving, Japan 2 - 1 Venezuela: Ueda double gives Moriyasu a late friendly win in Hiroshima, and South Korea 1 - 4 Uruguay: Núñez double gives Bielsa a ruthless win in Seoul.

Next step for Sri Lanka: turn the clean scoreline into repeatable habits. Next step for Seychelles: make sure one setback before the break does not become three goals by full-time.