JCT, Phagwara, and Salgaocar, Goa, were engaged in a 1-1 draw in their seventh National Football league match, at the Guru Nanak stadium in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Both the goals were scored in the second-half.
Striker I M Vijayan, who was introduced in the second-half in place of Hardip Gill, put JCT ahead in the 43rd minute, converting a long pass from Tarnjit.
Sunday Seah scored the equaliser for Salgaocar in the 73rd minute following a flag-kick from Dharamjit Singh just outside the box.
Both teams made several excellent moves, but failed to convert the many chances that came their way.
Salgaocar had beaten JCT 1-0 when the teams met in the first-leg in Goa.
Salgaocar and JCT have 29 and 28 points respectively.
JCT face East Bengal next in Ludhiana on March 5.
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