Salgaocar, who dominated the major part of the game, rallied to hold JCT to an exciting 3-3 draw in the ninth round of the ONGC I-League here on Thursday.

Eduardo Da Silva (9th), Marcos Pereira (49th) and Anwar (63rd) scored for JCT while Felix Chimaoku (40th), Joe Rodrigues (61st) and Nicholas Rodrigues (67th) found the target for the Goan side.

After finishing their first leg, JCT have kept their unbeaten run intact to remain on top of the 10-team table with 19 points while Salgaocar have collected four points from their nine matches.

JCT went ahead in the ninth minute when referee Dinesh Nair awarded a penalty in their favour for a foul on Sunil Chettri by defender Hery Habimana inside the box and Eduardo made no mistake with the spot-kick.

After wasting numerous chances, striker Chimaokwu restored parity for Salgaocar five minutes from break with an angular left-footer.

JCT regained the lead five minutes into the second session when Pereira beat Salgaocar custodian Milagrio Medeira with a glancing header. Salgaocar levelled again through Joe Rodrigues’ header.

Two minutes later, JCT snatched the lead when Anwar sent a powerful header to the roof of the net off a flag- kick by Pereira. But Millmen’s joy was short-lived as Salgaocar equalised through Nicholas Rodrigues.