Gomes goals came in the 83rd and 87th minutes which enabled his team to break free of the 2-2 deadlock and race towards victory.

Earlier, Harish More (7th minute) and Eusebio Mascarenhas (65th min) had scored for the winners while TK Rafique (46th minute) and Himmat Singh (75th min) struck a goal each to restore parity.

Soni tops again

For the third straight time, Rajendra Soni of Amateur Cycling Association of Bombay Suburban District, representing Central Railway, won the 40 km individual time trial with a timing of one hour 42.82 seconds in the fourth National Road cycling championship held at Bijapur, Karnataka, recently.