{"id":106909,"date":"2025-10-26T13:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T07:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=106909"},"modified":"2025-10-26T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T07:48:59","slug":"dempo-sc-defy-foreign-power-to-secure-dramatic-2-2-draw-against-east-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=106909","title":{"rendered":"Dempo SC defy foreign power to secure dramatic 2-2 draw against East Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/>\nGoa Khabar:<\/b>Dempo SC proved that homegrown talent can stand toe-to-toe with India\u2019s top clubs, holding a foreign-reinforced East Bengal side to a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Super Cup 2025-26 opener at GMC Stadium, Bambolim. Fielding an all-Indian lineup, the Golden Eagles showed resilience, tactical discipline, and fighting spirit to earn a crucial point against one of the country\u2019s most formidable teams.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe breakthrough came in the 27th minute when Mohamed Ali capitalized on a free-kick. A misjudged punch by East Bengal goalkeeper Debjit Majumder left the ball perfectly placed for Ali, who slotted home from close range to give Dempo a well-deserved lead. The all-Indian side held firm under constant pressure, heading into halftime 1-0 ahead.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106836\" src=\"https:\/\/goakhabar-com.preview.jikut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/24.10.25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\nEast Bengal struck back immediately after the restart. Within 33 seconds of the second half, Mahesh Naorem Singh capitalized on a parried shot from Ahadad, firing a grounded effort past Dempo goalkeeper Ashish Sibi to level the score. The visitors then took the lead in the 57th minute when Miguel Ferreira unleashed a stunning shot on the bounce from a tight angle on the left flank, leaving Sibi with no chance.<\/div>\n<div>\nDempo, however, refused to be beaten. The all-domestic side kept pressing, and in the 89th minute, Laximanrao Rane struck a perfectly placed low shot from the edge of the box to secure a dramatic late equalizer, rewarding the team\u2019s persistence and composure.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe match ended on a tense note when Nestor received a second yellow card in stoppage time, but Dempo\u2019s earlier efforts had already secured a valuable point.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa Khabar:Dempo SC proved that homegrown talent can stand toe-to-toe with India\u2019s top clubs, holding a foreign-reinforced East Bengal side to a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Super Cup 2025-26 opener at GMC Stadium, Bambolim. Fielding an all-Indian lineup, the Golden Eagles showed resilience, tactical discipline, and fighting spirit to earn a crucial point against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":106910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,6],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-106909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155","category-6","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106911,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106909\/revisions\/106911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/106910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=106909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=106909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}