JOIN USDempo, who notched up their first win after a draw and a loss, scored through Roberto Silva (31st) and Ranty Martins (35th).
Playmaker Roberto Silva, who was playing his first match after skipping the earlier two matches, controlled the midfield and kept the attack moving.
After a prolonged midfield battle, Dempo surged ahead in the 31st minute through a penalty.
Roberto Silva, who was moving with the ball dangerously inside the box, was brought down by defender Daljit Singh and referee MB Santosh Kumar awarded the penalty.
The resultant penalty, which was taken by Ranty Martins, hit the post after brushing the fingers of the diving keeper Pawan Kumar, but the rebound came to Roberto Silva who shot home with a stiff grounder.
Dempo increased their lead four minutes later when Ranty Martins headed in a well directed cross from the left by Nicolau Borges.
The win took Dempo to four points from three matches while JCT remained on one point.
At the Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Air India and Chirag United played out a lacklustre goal-less draw in a round three match.
Chirag United missed plenty of chances with their Nigerian recruit Junior Elijah squandering near the post more than once as the home team showed no creativity against the less-experienced Mumbai outfit that played with one foreigner.
With Chirag United showing no sense of urgency, the first half saw a lacklustre display as both the teams were content with not conceding a goal.Subrata Bhattacharya’s boys were slow to start with and took time to gather pace even as the airmen’s defence held on.
With no goal in sight, what stood out in the first half was Yusuf Ansari’s show of dissent in the middle as the Air India coach was told to leave the field by referee Magho Singh in the 32nd minute. After the changeover, there was no change to the Chirag’s script as Elijah continued with his blunders, while his partner Joshimar, too, was ineffective upfront.
Chirag’s best chance came in the 74th minute when Elijah missed an open net as no Air India defender was in sight.
Joshimar did sparkle with some fine crosses but he did not find enough support to capitalise as Bhattacharya’s boys had to settle for a tame draw.