A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory over Haywards Sporting Clube in the National Football League.
Dudu Omagbemi, Edeh Chidi and Adewusi Adebayo scored a goal each as Sporting Clube de Goa won 3-2.
East Bengal beat Salgaocar Sports Club 1-0 to register their fifth consecutive victory in the ninth National Football League.
A brace by Baichung Bhutia saw East Bengal score a convincing 4-2 victory over State Bank of Travancore.
It may not have been football, but it was certainly 'match of the day'.
The ace footballer lamented that the game in the country is not getting the popularity it deserves.
India has jumped eight places to be ranked 127th in the latest FIFA rankings
India's football captain Baichung Bhutia, voted Most Valuable Player at the SAFF Cup, \nsays the AIFF should start preparing for the Asian Games right now.
Baichung Bhutia scored twice in a 3-0 victory in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
The ace striker suggested that the AIFF should aim at including 18 or 19 clubs in the NFL in the next five to ten years.
Surkumar Singh scored a brace of goals in a 4-1 win over East Bengal in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
India held Lebanon to a 2-2 draw in the return match of the World Cup football qualifier in Goa but failed to advance to the next round. Lebanon, who won 4-1 at home, ended up with a 6-3 goal aggregate.
Among them are 12 from NFL champions East Bengal.
The ace striker's second-half strike gave the defending champs a 1-0 victory in the NFL.
'He has agreed to play for us once he is back after a two-month stint with a Malaysian club,' team director Amit Sen said.
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.
East Bengal prevailed over Tollyhunge Aggragami 1-0 to consolidate their position atop the National Football League.
Skipper Baichung Bhutia's injury is the only worry for India on the eve of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifier.
The star striker termed the punishment handed out by the Indian Football Association as "too harsh".
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
Cristiano Junior notched his fourth goal as the defending champions won their seventh round National Football League match 1-0.\n\n
Dempo continued their unbeaten run to remain on top of the table in the eighth National Football League.
His late goal enabled the defending champions beat Churchill Brothers in the National Football League.
The Goan outfit beat East Bengal 4-3 via the tie-breaker in the final.
I M Vijayan and Baichung Bhutia scored twice each in a 5-3 semi-final victory over Zimbabwe at the Afro-Asian Games.
The defending champions scored a 3-0 victory for their second victory in four matches in the National Football League.
They beat Air India, Mumbai, by a solitary goal in the final.
The AIFF has requested FIFA to make an exception to enable Baichung Bhutia turn out for Malaysian side Perak FC.
'I have got an offer from Perek and I will be going there next month on loan from East Bengal,' the Sikkimese said.
The ace striker predicted a "hard game" against BEC Tero Sesana in Saturday's ASEAN Club championship final.
The ace striker took his international goal tally to 44 after scoring in the ASEAN championship match against Persita Tangerang.
Substitute Bijen Singh's goal gave the Indian champions a 2-1 victory over Indonesia's Persita Tangerang \n\nin the quarter-finals.
In the ASEAN tournament, twelve teams from South and East Asia are pooled in four groups.
Sikkim scored a superb 4-3 win over Orissa, while Punjab thrashed Chhattisgarh 5-0 in the preliminary league match of the Santosh Trophy.
East Bengal beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the Kolkata Super Division.
Alvito D'Cunha scored a brace in a 2-0 win over West Bengal Police in the Kolkata League.
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