Sporting Clube de Goa might have been relegated from the I-League but the Goan side emerged the under-19 champions beating East Bengal 4-2 via tiebreaker in the final of the tournament for I-League teams here on Monday.
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The match was settled in the penalty shootout after a goalless stalemate prevailed in the regulation as well as additional time of 30 minutes. Last year's runners-up, Sporting, failed to capitalise on a late advantage when the hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 87th minute after referee gave marching orders to Uttam Das. In the tie-breaker, all Sporting players were on target Agencies
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