Brazilian import Jose Ramirez Barretto’s late first-half goal enabled Mohun Bagan to register a convincing 1-0 victory over Indian Telephone Industries in the National Football League played here on Friday. Bagan earned full points from their second successive match in the city, earning 12 points while ITI stay at the bottom with two points.Both did a splendid job upfront, often teasing the rival defenders. The injured Bhutia, too, was in the bench to inspire his team. The crucial goal for Bagan came in the 42nd minute, when Barreto assisted by Basudeb Mondal, romped home a spectacular goal with a calculated side-on shot past ITI custodian Gumpe Rime. Gumpe completely misjudged the angle of the ball and was found short of the ball.Yakubu strikes for ChurchillMUMBAI: Striker Yakubu Uisof’s 25th-minute goal helped Churchill Brothers pip Mahindra United 1-0 in the seventh National Football League at the cooperage here today. In a dull and drab encounter, the Goan outfit managed their only second win from seven outings while the local team have just one win from seven outings to their credit. Yakubu’s fine run, after getting the ball from the mid-field, resulted in the only goal of the match. Subhash is the villianMARGAO: Goalkeeper Subhash Kumar’s lapses cost dearly to Bangalore outfit HAL as they suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Dempo in the NFL match played at Nehru Stadium here today. Dempo, who led 3-0 at half time, scored through Francis Silveira (15), Sergey Andreev (18th) and Olubiyi Majek Bolaji (22nd). With this win, Dempo took their tally to 16 points from seven matches, one point behind the leaders East Bengal while HAL remained on four points from six matches.
