Air India and Viva Kerala played out a 1-1 draw in a third round I-League encounter at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Monday
The Goa team scored a 5-1 victory over the Mumbai champions in the I-League to prove that their Durand Cup triumph was no fluke.
Bashiru Abbas gave Air India the lead in the 32nd minute while Yakubu Yusif found the equalizer for Mahindra Unuted in a 1-1 draw, in the I-League derby in Mumbai.
The I-League kicks-off on November 24 at the Nehru stadium in Goa, with champions Dempo Sports Club taking on promoted Salgoacar in a local derby.
Goa's Dempo did more than enough to lay claim to the tag of champions for the second time.
The walloping score beat the previous 8-0 margin that Vasco had notched against HAL in Goa in April 2003.
Suley Musah's powerful header in the 87th minute helped Air India snatch a rousing 2-2 draw with the NFL leaders.
A goalless draw had little bearing on the league table as both teams stayed put in the sixth and seventh positions respectively.
The defending champions' quest towards retaining the NFL crown suffered a setback after a goalless draw.
Goals from Baldeep Singh and Sunil Chettri gave the Punjab side a 2-0 victory.
Mahindra United fought back from two goals down to hold East Bengal in an eighth round match.
The talismanic Ghanaian's fourth strike in the tournament took the defending champions past HAL and to the top of the table.
JCT deserved more than a point from the goalless outing because they did most of the running and created more chances.
Defender N P Pradeep's goal from a corner gave Mahindra United full points from their NFL match.
Mohammedan Sporting and defending champions Mahindra United kick-off the second phase of the National Football league in Kolkata on Saturday.
Mohammedan Sporting and defending champions Mahindra United kick-off the second phase of the National Football league in Kolkata on Saturday.
After four rounds and 20 matches, and the teams so well matched, it's hard to pick a clear favourite in the National Football League.
The Goa pro league champions handed the defending champions their first defeat in the league.
The victory took the Mumbai outfit to second position in the National Football League, behind city mates Mahindra United.
Mahindra United beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 for their biggest victory in the National Football League.
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