Odafe scores twice as Churchill hold Bagan

Odafe Onyeka Okolie did not let off-field issues bog him down and struck twice to script Churchill Brothers' 2-2 draw against Mohun Bagan in the round nine I-League encounter at Vidyasagar Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday.

The Nigerian striker, who was arrested with two others on charges of molestation on board a flight to Kolkata, scored twice to negate the two-goal effort of Jose Ramirez Barreto of Mohun Bagan and walk away with the Man of the Match award.

The one point earned from the match enabled Churchill Brothers remain in the lead with 17 points, while Mohun Bagan have 14. Both have played nine matches each.

Odafe bounced back from the controversial episode to win the lead for Churchill in the eighth minute before Barreto's strikes, in the 35th and 49th minutes, put Bagan ahead.

Odafe, however, found the net again in the 69th minute to score the equaliser.