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Sporting Club Bengaluru: Churchill Brothers missed the chance to go top, while Sporting Club Bengaluru lifted themselves off the bottom of the I-League 2024-25 table after the two sides played a 1-1 draw at the Raia Ground on Monday.

After Wayde Lekay’s ninth goal of the season had given Churchill Brothers the lead in the 61st minute, Clarence Fernandes, making his first start in the I-League drew SC Bengaluru level in the 73rd.

As a result, Namdhari FC remained atop with 24 points from 12 games. Churchill are now a point behind at 23. It was SC Bengaluru’s first ever away point in the I-League, ending a run of six straight defeats on the road. The Golden Tigers, with nine points, are out of the bottom spot for the first time in two months. Delhi FC now occupy 12th place.