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Margao, Jun 1 (PTI) Xavier Vijay Kumar''s second half brace guided Bangalore HAL to a convincing 4-2 victory over Dempo Sports Club to save themselves from relegation in the final match of the I-League at Nehru Stadium here today.
Xavier Vijay Kumar scored in the 51st and 68th minutes while R C Prakash and J Murali found the Dempo net in the 10th and 88th minutes.
For Dempo, the last edition winners, Ranty Martins scored twice -- in the 25th and 41st minutes -- to take his tally of goals to 30 and win the Golden Boot award.
With today''s win, HAL took their tally to 24 points from 26 matches, the same as Air India, ONGC and JCT. With the head-to-head results counting when teams are tied on equal points, Air India and HAL ended at 11th and 12th respectively in the 14-team league and thus saved from relegation.
ONGC and JCT, who have the lowest head to head points among the four bottom placed teams, were relegated.
Dempo, on the other hand, finished third with 50 points behind East Bengal, who have 51 points, after beating Chirag United 2-1 in their last match in Kolkata.
Goa''s Salgaocar Sports Club have already won the title having amassed 56 points from their 26 games. (More) PTI MCS VKV PDS
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Xavier Vijay Kumar scored in the 51st and 68th minutes while R C Prakash and J Murali found the Dempo net in the 10th and 88th minutes.
For Dempo, the last edition winners, Ranty Martins scored twice -- in the 25th and 41st minutes -- to take his tally of goals to 30 and win the Golden Boot award.
With today''s win, HAL took their tally to 24 points from 26 matches, the same as Air India, ONGC and JCT. With the head-to-head results counting when teams are tied on equal points, Air India and HAL ended at 11th and 12th respectively in the 14-team league and thus saved from relegation.
ONGC and JCT, who have the lowest head to head points among the four bottom placed teams, were relegated.
Dempo, on the other hand, finished third with 50 points behind East Bengal, who have 51 points, after beating Chirag United 2-1 in their last match in Kolkata.
Goa''s Salgaocar Sports Club have already won the title having amassed 56 points from their 26 games. (More) PTI MCS VKV PDS
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