<p>Salgaocar who dominated the first half took the lead in the 37th minute through Francis Fernandes after his shot from just outside box was spilled by goalekeeper Vinay Singh.<br /><br />Three minutes later, Churchill Brothers equalised through via a penalty from captain Odafe Okolie after he was brought down by defender Irungbam Meitei inside the box.</p>.<p>Salgoacar though found the lead agin in stoppage time of the first half through Ryuji Sueoka who guided the ball into the back of the net off a pass from Yusif Yakubu.<br /><br />Churchill brothers defence who did well to soak up the pressure in the absence of their reliable defender Gouramangi Singh but fell just short after failing to overcome a polished Salgaocar performance.<br /><br />The match was stopped for five minutes when Salgaocar defender Govin singh laid motionless after Denzil Franco shot hit his face while going for an aerial ball and referee A Rowan had to summon ambulance to shift him to the hospital.<br /><br />With the win, Salgaocar moved three points clear of Churchill, having played two games less.<br /><br />In another match, a brace from Badmas Babatunde helped ONGC came from behind to edge past JCT 2-1. <br /><br />Babatunde found the back of the net in the 54th and 90th minute with the JCT goal coming from Ajay Singh in the 40th.<br /><br />The win helped ONGC move up one place to thirteenth on 18 points from 22 matches, while JCT are now placed last with 17 points from 20 matches.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Salgaocar who dominated the first half took the lead in the 37th minute through Francis Fernandes after his shot from just outside box was spilled by goalekeeper Vinay Singh.<br /><br />Three minutes later, Churchill Brothers equalised through via a penalty from captain Odafe Okolie after he was brought down by defender Irungbam Meitei inside the box.</p>.<p>Salgoacar though found the lead agin in stoppage time of the first half through Ryuji Sueoka who guided the ball into the back of the net off a pass from Yusif Yakubu.<br /><br />Churchill brothers defence who did well to soak up the pressure in the absence of their reliable defender Gouramangi Singh but fell just short after failing to overcome a polished Salgaocar performance.<br /><br />The match was stopped for five minutes when Salgaocar defender Govin singh laid motionless after Denzil Franco shot hit his face while going for an aerial ball and referee A Rowan had to summon ambulance to shift him to the hospital.<br /><br />With the win, Salgaocar moved three points clear of Churchill, having played two games less.<br /><br />In another match, a brace from Badmas Babatunde helped ONGC came from behind to edge past JCT 2-1. <br /><br />Babatunde found the back of the net in the 54th and 90th minute with the JCT goal coming from Ajay Singh in the 40th.<br /><br />The win helped ONGC move up one place to thirteenth on 18 points from 22 matches, while JCT are now placed last with 17 points from 20 matches.<br /><br /><br /></p>