The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
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Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior scored a brace as Dempo outplayed Mohun Bagan 2-0 to lift the 26th Federation Cup Football Championship.
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The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper was accused of an unfair tackle on Dempo's Cristiano Junior just before he collapsed to the ground.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper claimed innocence saying he had no intention to hurt Cristiano Junior.
The post-mortem report revealed that Dempo striker Cristiano Junior died following an cardiac arrest.
The Goa team beat Everready 3-1 in the Federation Cup football match.
Dempo's Coach Armando Colaco said if Junior had been taken to the nearby Mallya hospital, he could have been saved.
Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior collapsed during the finals of the Federation Cup Football Championship after being fouled by Mohun Bagan goalkeeper.
A 3-0 victory swelled the defending champions' lead atop the National Football League.
All India Football Federation decided to treat him leniently as he is a young player.
The Dempo striker's funeral was held in Taguatinga, 30 kms from Brazilia in Brazil on Wednesday evening, a Dempo official said.
Goan football fans and Dempo players bid a tearful farewell to Cristiano Junior, whose body would be flown to Brazil.
Julianna also asked that some organs of Junior which had been removed for medico-legal tests be returned to the family after the formalities were completed.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper said he felt terribly bad at the tragic death of Cristiano Junior.
Indian soccer officials will launch an inquiry into the death of Dempo SC striker Cristiano Junior during the final of Federation Cup on Sunday.
The defending champions edged past city rivals Tollygunge Agragami 1-0.
The Brazilian striker scored both the goals as the champions beat Haywards Sporting in their concluding match.
East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-1 and now stand just three points away from their third NFL title.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
'The only way to change things is to professionalise the administration,' says AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco.
It would take a few days to get Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior's post-mortem report which would throw light on the cause of his death.
Cristiano Junior notched his fourth goal as the defending champions won their seventh round National Football League match 1-0.\n\n
His late goal enabled the defending champions beat Churchill Brothers in the National Football League.
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