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Dempo sneaked past Churchill Brothers on goal difference (22-18) to win the inaugural tournament after the two Goan clubs ended on the same number of points (36). The blues overcame the injury to Armando Colaco in a road accident and rallied under his assistant Mauricio Afonso to clobber Viva Kerala 4-1 and seal their win at Kozhikode.