VASCO:
Sunil Chhetri brought Churchill Brothers back from the dead, well almost, as the league leaders took a definitive push towards the I-League title with a 2-2 draw against Dempo Sports Club at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco on Wednesday.
Dempo took the lead on two occasions riding strikes from Ryuji Sueoka and Climax Lawrence but Chhetri confirmed his stature as the best Indian striker at the moment with two delightful free-kicks that gave Churchill an invaluable point.
With just three more games left to be played, Churchill enjoy a five-point lead at the top and the title is theirs to lose.
Except for a make-shift pairing at the back, Dempo fielded a strong side, and when they started it never looked like a team that was carrying the weight of their worst ever results: five losses in a row.