PTI
Margao, Apr 23: Title aspirant Dempo pumped in three second half goals on their way to a thrilling 5-3 win over East Bengal in the IIth ONGC National Football League, played at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Sunday.
Both the teams were levelled at 2-2 at half time. Dempo scored through Robert Silva (2nd, 72nd), Ranty Martins (18th, 86th) and John Dias (84th), while Edmilson Marques (32nd, 46th) and Ashim Biswas (44th) were the goal-getters for East Bengal.
With this win, Dempo are three full points ahead of Mahindra United and lead the table with 29 points from 15 matches. East Bengal remained on third place with 22 points from 15 matches.
Both the teams were reduced to 10 men in the closing stage of the match as referee Shaji Kurian gave marching orders to Dempo's defender Cresson Antao and East Bengal striker Edmilson Marques for fisting each other.