Dempo Sports Club beat Churchill Brothers 2-0 to score their third successive victory in the ONGC I-League at the Nehru stadium in Margao on Tuesday. JCT and Mahindra United were involved in a goalless draw in another match in Ludhiana.
Mohun Bagan squandered their lead in the last 13 minutes to settle for a 2-2 draw against leaders Dempo, something that shattered their I-League hopes after the 22nd round fixture at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Sunday.
Nigerian Ranti Martins scored three goals to help beat Sporting Clube-de-Goa in the 12th round of the ONGC I-League tournament on Sunday.
Clinton D'Souza's goal gave them a 1-0 victory over Churchill Brothers in the under-19 NFL.
Dempo Sports Club and Salgaocar SC did everything except score in goalless but entertaining Goa derby in the 17th round I-League encounter at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Sunday.
East Bengal's chance to stay in contention for the title race ended after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Dempo FC in the 25th round of the I-League played at Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Saturday.
After showing only promise in their last couple of games, ONGC caused the season's biggest upset, bringing champions Dempo down to earth with a 3-1 victory in a sixth round I-League match at the Ambedkar stadium, in Delhi, on Friday.
With just two rounds left in the ONGC I-League football championship Goan teams Dempo Sports Club and Churchill Brothers promise an interesting finish, though the former holds the edge to lift the title. Tied with Churchill on 32 points, but leading the table by virtue of a better goal difference, Dempo have a good chance of emerging champions as they take on lowly Salgaocar and Viva Kerala in their last two engagements.
Defending champions Dempo will be looking to garner full points when they take on Churchill Brothers in the opening match of the I-League at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa on Saturday.
The newly-crowned NFL champions said the weather and ground conditions in Gurgaon are not conducive.
Dempo paid for their profligacy with an own goal by their captain to go down 2-3 to Sur Club of Oman in the AFC Cup Group A thriller at Nizwa. The I-League champions, who beat Lebanese powerhouse Al Ansar in their opening pool match, wasted a couple of clear chances and conceded an own goal by star playmaker Climax Lawrence.
Dempo Sports Club exploited the shaky rival defence scoring a 3-1 win over Lebanon's Al Ansar in the opening group match of the AFC Cup at the Nehru Stadium in Margao on Tuesday.
Man of the match Roberto Silva's brilliant performance helped Dempo score a convincing 3-1 victory to halt title aspirant Salgaocar's dream run in the I-League, played at Nehru Stadium, in Margao, on Saturday.
A Chidi Edeh strike against the run of play was enough for Goa's Dempo Sports Club to claim their maiden Super Cup title as they beat Kolkata's East Bengal by a solitary goal in Gurgaon on Wednesday.
Dempo SC produced an aesthetic brand of football to win the first I-League title.
Bengaluru FC showed no sign of protective-approach, when they trounced Shillong Lajong FC 2-0.
Dempo finished their league engagements with a solitary goal win over Mohun Bagan at the Nehru Stadium on Friday.
Dempo emerged NFL champions after holders Mahindra United went down 1-2 to East Bengal.
Goals from Rohan Ricketts and Ryuji Sueoka helped Dempo beat Salgaocar 2-1 and regain the top position after their ninth round I-League match at the Nehru Stadium on Saturday.
India's top clubs were drew 2-2 with Brothers Union of Bangladesh and Turkmenistan's Merv respectively in the second round.
Dempo SC continued their unbeaten run and knocked Mumbai FC out of the tournament with a convincing 2-0 win and became the second team after Bengaluru FC to qualify for the semifinals of the Federation Cup.
The former champions went into overdrive to rout the defending champs 3-1 in a delayed (due to the Mumbai terror attacks) 11th round I-League match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Monday evening. Mahindra, who led 1-0 at half-time, got their goals through Mohammed Rafi (39th minute), sriker Chidi Edeh (78th) and midfielder Pierre Douhou (83rd minute).
A brace by Australian striker Sean Rooney steered Bengaluru FC to a 3-1 victory over former champions Dempo SC in the Airtel I-League match at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday.
Joaquim Abranches's late strike helped Dempo Sports Club score a solitary goal win over a spirited Air India in the I-League tie played at the Nehru Stadium in Margoa on Saturday.
Dempo's dream of qualifying for the AFC Champions League went up in smoke after the Goan side went down 0-3 to Al Sharjah in the one-off qualifier at the Sharjah Stadium on Wednesday.
Dempo Sports Club was handed a humiliating 0-9 thrashing by Uzbekistan's Nasaf FC in their AFC Cup encounter in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The result of the match is Dempo's worst ever in all competitions, and the heaviest in AFC Cup history.
Dempo Sports Club on Sunday clinched the I-League football title after defeating relegation threatened Lajong FC 1-0 in Shillong.
Sunil Chettri scored a splendid brace as Dempo Sports Club registered a 3-1 victory over Mohun Bagan in a round 13 I-League match at the Nehru stadium in Fatorda, Goa, on Tuesday.
I-league champions Dempo earned three points against Shillong Lajong, defeating them by a solitary first-half goal, while Pailan Arrows held Mumbai FC 2-2 in Group A encounter of the 34th Federation Cup football tournament in Jamshedpur on Friday.
The defending champions started their campaign in the second leg of the NFL with a resounding 3-0 win over JCT Mills
The victory at home turf Salt Lake stadium took East Bengal to the second place in the league table.
Chirag United failed to convert the opportunities galore as the defending champions Dempo escaped with a goalless draw in their ONGC I-League football encounter at the Vidyasagar Krirangan on Saturday.
Dempo were held by Air India 1-1, but exited from the Durand Cup after the toss of the coin.
Trailing 0-2 till the 74th minute the soldiers fought back for a 2-2 draw in the Durand Cup football quarter-final league.
A 2-1 victory took the Goa side two points adrift of leaders East Bengal in the National Football League.
They beat Churchill Brothers 1-0 in a quarter-final battle between Goa teams.
Mahindra United beat Goan club Dempo SC 3-1 in the 12th round of the I-League.
Nigerians Chidi Edeh and captain Ranty Martins scored two goals each to earn the Goa team a convincing 4-1 victory in an ONGC I-League football match in Mumbai.
The Jordanian side beat India's Federation Cup champions 3-0 in the AFC Cup first leg match.
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