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Sporting Club Bengaluru: Sporting Club Bengaluru kept their hopes alive in the I-League 2024-25 when they edged Delhi FC 1-0 at the Ali Hasan Stadium on Saturday,

In the battle between two bottom teams in the points table, striker Saiyyad Umair made all the difference with his goal in the 49th minute after the Bengaluru side were reduced to 10 men in the 26th minute.

Without their Portuguese skipper and defender Carlos Lomba, who was given the marching orders, Sporting Club took home three points and took their tally to 12 from 13 matches. They are now barely out of the relegation zone and placed 10th in the points table, followed by Aizawl FC (10) and Delhi FC (nine). This was Sporting Club’s first away win in the competition.