Sporting Clube De Goa's title aspirations today received a jolt as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Kolkata giants East Bengal in the 19th round of the ONGC-I-League match at Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
A double strike by Ogba Kalu Nnanna guided Churchill Bros on top of the ONGC I-League table as the hosts scored an impressive 3-1 victory over visitors Mohun Bagan in the 18th round match played at Nehru Stadium in Margao on Wednesday.
Title aspirant Sporting Clube De Goa were held by Chirag United Sports Club to a 2-2 draw and split points in the 17th round of the ONGC I-League, played at Nehru stadium, Margao on Friday.
Sporting Clube-de-Goa came from behind in the second half to hold title aspirants Churchill Brothers to a 1-1 draw in the penultimate round of the ONGC I-League at Nehru Stadium in Margao on Saturday.
Three goals and three red cards besides a couple of yellows marked a fairly exciting 16th round I-League clash as Sporting Clube de Goa downed Mumbai FC 2-1 at the Cooperage on Sunday to zoom to the top of the table back again.
James Singh's early goal enabled Mohun Bagan beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 and keep the top place in the I-League football championship table.
Sporting Clube De Goa held gamely to the early goal scored by Chandrashekar Chinta to down Churchill Brothers and keep themselves firmly in contention for the title in the 15th round of the ONGC I-League match at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Having lost the lead to Mohun Bagan on Friday, Sporting Clube de Goa on Saturday roped in former coach Clifford Chukuwama and asked current coach Vishwas Gaonkar to step down with immediate effect.
Sporting Clube de Goa prevailed over East Bengal by a solitary goal in the ONGC I-league ninth round match at Nehru Stadium in Margao on Saturday.
Viva continue to remain in fourth place with nine points in the I-League football tournament behind leaders Dempo (14), JCT (12) and Churchill Brothers (10), while Sporting have with three points.
Goa's Salgaocar Sports Club won the South and West Zone qualifying round of the Nike-MUPC under-15 football tournament at the Nehru stadium in Chennai on Saturday. They beat Cosmos, Tiruvallur, by a 15th minute goals, scored by Pandhari Chopdekar off a pass from Godfrey Silva.
Mohun Bagan contiued their bad patch when they were forced to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Clube-de-Goa in their third fixture of the National I-league Football Champion.
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.
A penalty conversion by Jaspal Singh helped JCT scrape past New Delhi Heroes 1-0 in a Group C encounter and keep their semi-final hopes alive in the 30th Federation Cup at Vidyasagar Krirangan, in Barasat on Monday.
Sunil Chhetri regained his lost form to guide reigning champions East Bengal to a 1-0 victory over JCT and almost assured themselves of a semi-final berth in the 30th Federation Cup at the floodlit Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Saturday.
With a vintage Jose Ramirez Barreto with his magical charm on display, Mohun Bagan strolled past Chirag United 2-0 to inch closer to leaders Sporting Clube de Goa in the ONGC I-League table.
Mumbai Schools Sports Association qualified for the India finals of the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) under-15 football Tournament. Joining the Mumbai lads in the India finals, scheduled to be held in Goa from December 1, are Viva Kerala, Salgaocar SC and Sporting Clube de Goa.
Mahindra United registered two impressive victories on the second day of the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup (under-15) South and West Zone football qualifiers in Margao, Goa, on Thursday. First they beat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0, and followed it up with a 2-0 win over Air India 2-0.
Joseph Pereira's goal enabled the Goa team consolidate their position atop the I-League table with 15 points from six matches.
An 18th minute goal by Junior Obagbemiro ended Mumbai FC's unbeaten run as Sporting Clube de Goa registered a hard fought 1-0 victory in the ONGC I-League match played at the Nehru stadium on Friday.
Odafe Okolie struck once in each half to end Sporting Clube De Goa's winning streak as Churchill Brothers scored an emphatic 3-0 victory in an ONGC I-League match at Nehru Stadium in Margao on Sunday. Besides Odafe, who scored in the 15th and 54th minutes, Thokchom Naoba Singh found the target in the 68th minute for Churchill, who led 1-0 at half time.
The Goa team's fourth, fifth and sixth rounds have been rescheduled in view of the accident some of its players and coach met with on Wednesday.
Sporting Clube de Goa and East Bengal won their opening matches in the I-League football tournament, beating Vasco and Chirag United 1-0 and 3-1 respectively.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel took a veiled dig at Goan clubs on Tuesday for not having the required "bandwidth" to continue in the revamped top tier league as they are "not investing" in football while providing excuses.
The draw enabled Mohammedan Sporting end their run of defeats in the National Football League.
The cancellation is a sequel to Fransa Pax failing to turn up for the match against Air India on Friday.
Dudu Omaghbemi's goal in the dying minutes gave the Goa team victory.
East Bengal rallied to hold Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 in Margao on Wednesday.
Sporting Clube de Goa played a good second half to beat Mohammedan Sporting.
With this result, Sporting Clube de Goa took their tally to nine points from eight matches while Bagan have eight from as many games.
Mohammedan Sporting and Sporting Clube de Goa had to settle for a goalless draw in their National Football League match.
Mahindra United moved to the third place in the National Football League with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa.
The Goa pro league champions handed the defending champions their first defeat in the league.
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.
Spearheaded by a brace from Ghanain Yusif Yakubu, Mahindra United outclassed Goan outfit Sporting Clube-de-Goa 3-0 in an ONGC I-League football match at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai on Saturday.
Salgaocar once again squandered the lead as they allowed Sporting Clube de Goa to come back in the second half and hold them to a 1-1 draw in the ONGC I-league played in Margao on Thursday.
Air-India dished out an entirely forgettable display yet ended with an infinitely memorable result as they shut out Sporting Clube de Goa by a 1-0 margin in a 12th round I-League match at the Cooperage 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.
A late goal by Elijah Obagbemiro steered Sporting Clube de Goa to a 1-0 victory over Mohun Bagan in the 10th round of the ONGC I-League at the Nehru Stadium in Margao on Wednesday.
Sporting now have six points from eight games while Air-India remained on seven.