Dudu's strike sees Dempo through

pondicherry: dempo sports club’s nigerian striker dudu omagbemi scored in the injury time to snatch a 1-0 victory for the goan team against state bank of travancore, thiruvananthapuram, in the final phase iind division national football league at the indira gandhi sports complex here on monday. the fourth successive win for a tally of 12 points has made dempo firm favourites for a top two finish.the crucial goal came following a throw-in by substitute marcus and mario soares back-headed into the box where an unmarked dudu nodded home. air-india win 3-1: air india flew past bhratri sangha 3-1 in another encounter. an explosive first half saw three goals with air-india rallying from a goal down to lead 2-1 at the breather. bhratri began with a bang and shot ahead in the 13th from a brilliant strike by dipankar biswas. air-india equalised in the 27th minute when bhratri defender handled the ball inside the penalty area to concede a penalty. noushad moosa gleefully converted from the spot. tomba sngh nodded home off substitute altaf ahmed’s cross for the second goal. in the dying minutes, nerendra meetei showed fine opportunism to snatch an injury-time goal and complete the rout. air-india are now on seven points after four matches.