Dempo move to second spot

Federation Cup runners-up Dempo Sports Club scored once in each half to trounce bottom-placed Sporting Clube de Goa 2-0 and gain three points in the sixth round of the second leg in the Goa Professional football league, at the Nehru stadium, Fatorda.

In the first leg also, they had outplayed Sporting by the same margin.

Dempo's goals came through Manipuri recruit H Lalremruata, in the fifth minute of the first half, and Clifford Miranda, in the 74th minute.

With this victory, Dempo, who were placed fourth with eight points, moved to the second spot with 11 points, below table toppers Zee Churchill, who have 13 points, followed by Salgaocar, with ten points. Vasco have nine points, Pax of Nagoa six and Sporting Club de Goa are pointless from six outings.

The winners shot into the lead as early as the fifth minute when Levy Coelho fed the ball to Lalremruata, whose full blooded long ranger found the net -- 1-0.

After this goal, there was not much of action as play was confined to mid-field for major part of the first half.

After change of ends, Dempo could have consolidated their position but Marcos Carvalho missed a sitter from handshaking distance.

In the 63rd minute, Sporting had a chance to reduce the margin but Francis Andrade's try went wide, off a Kamal Suleman's pass.

Dempo increased their score in the 74th minute through Clifford Miranda, when Sporting goalkeeper Felix D'Souza failed to hold the ball properely following a flag-kick, taken by Dempo's Alesh Shamaki. The ball defelcted towards Clifford, who tapped it into the net -- 2-0.