Defending champions Mahindra United rode a double strike from Mohammed Rafi to blank East Bengal 2-0 and reach the semi-final of the 122nd ONGC Durand Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar stadium on Friday.
A jinx seems to have descended upon the Cooperage in Mumbai with a drought of goals continuing to plague the spectators like an incurable epidemic. The 16th round encounter between Mahindra United and Mohammedan Sporting on Saturday was the fourth consecutive I-League match at the venue where the scorer was not disturbed at all.
Michael Tayo scored in the dying minutes to help Air India salvage a 1-1 draw against qualifiers Oil India Limited in a Group D encounter of the 30th Federation Cup at Vidyasagar Krirangan, near Kolkata, on Sunday.
Riding on some superb saves by Tharangachan Tungshang, Mohammedan Sporting held East Bengal goalless in their sixth-round encounter of the ONGC I-League at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Kirangan in Kolkata on Sunday.
Sukhminder Singh's 52nd minute strike helped Mahindra United score a solitary goal victory over JCT in the ONGC I-League fourth round match at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. This was Mahindra's first win in this year's I-League helping them jump off the bottom with three points in four games, while JCT with seven points from four matches slipped to fourth.
Foreigners continued to dominate Indian football as they scored 136 of the 227 goals in the I-League.
Mohun Bagan and Mahindra United played out a goalless draw in their concluding 18th round I-League clash.
East Bengal had to sweat till midway of the second-half before a Sanju Pradhan strike helped the defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 in a Group C match and reach the semi-finals of the 30th Federation Cup at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Monday.
Qualifiers New Delhi Heroes stunned a listless Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 to knock out the I-League leaders from the 30th Federation Cup at Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Saturday.
Strong contenders East Bengal edged past a fighting Salgaocar Sports Club 3-2 in an exciting I-League match
Goals by Roberto Silva and Ranty Martins gave their defending champions a 2-1 victory in their second match of the I-League football competition.
Both sides created chances in the first half but it was SCEB who converted them and deservedly headed into the break with a two-goal cushion.
The 11th edition of India's premier football league gets underway with inaugural champions JCT Mills taking on dark horses Mohammedan Sporting on Friday.
Sunil Chettri pipped Dempo duo of Mahesh Gawli and Climax Lawrence to emerge as the AIFF Player of the Year for his excellent performances for his club and country.
Mohammedan survived anxious moments in the second half to edge out Vasco by a solitary goal win to keep their hopes alive to save relegation in the 19th round of the ONGC I-League, played at Nehru stadium, in Margao on Saturday.
Emmanuel Ovieghara finally opened his account in the I-League, scoring a vital equaliser in the 64th minute to help Air India hold a dominant Mumbai FC to a 1-1 draw in the 17th round match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Saturday.
Mahindra United beat Sporting Clube de Goa 5-3 on penalties while Salgaocar SC upset fancied JCT 2-1.
A stout defending and a couple of good saves by keeper Arnab Das Sarma of Air-India denied Dempo full points as both settled for a goalless draw in the 15th round of ONGC-I-league played at Nehru stadium in Margao on Tuesday.
Mahindra United beat Goan club Dempo SC 3-1 in the 12th round of the I-League.
A 4-0 victory saw the Goa team emerge from the first leg of the I-League football tournament unbeaten.
Bhaichung Bhutia has been adjudged the Best Player of the 10th ONGC National Football League
JCT's Sunil Chetri has been adjudged the best player of the 11th National Football League.
Dempo emerged NFL champions after holders Mahindra United went down 1-2 to East Bengal.
An injury-time goal handed the defending champions a 1-0 defeat in a 14th round match.
They beat Mohun Bagan and JCT Football Academy respectively in the semi-finals of the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup under-15 football tournament.
Nigerian striker Ranti Martins scored the only goal of the final as the Goa team beat JCT 1-0.
Mahindra United clinched their maiden National Football League title after East Bengal lost to Sporting Club de Goa 1-3.
Akum Ao struck twice as Assam Rifles defeated J-K Bank 2-1 to qualify for the main draw of Osian's Durand Cup football tournament at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.
India lost 1-3 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the four-team tournament on Wednesday.
The Nigerian striker scored his 12th goal as the Goa side beat JCT Mills 1-0 in the National Football League.
"We do not mind Yakubu moving over to another club, but the transfer fee has to be settled", Churchill Bros manager Denzil Ferrao said.
S Venkatesh's goal gave the Mumbai side a 1-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa, their ninth win in 13 matches in the National Football League.
The defending champions started their campaign in the second leg of the NFL with a resounding 3-0 win over JCT Mills
Mohammedan Sporting continued their impressive show to get past JCT Mills Phagwara 2-1 on Saturday
Workmen clothing company, Carhartt, which has till now sourced only from the United States US and Europe, has set its eyes on India and could buy $40 million worth of fabric and garments from manufacturers.
Trailing 0-2 till the 74th minute the soldiers fought back for a 2-2 draw in the Durand Cup football quarter-final league.
The three-time champions beat JCT Mills by a solitary goal in a seventh round match in the National Football League.
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