JCT kept up the pressure over table-toppers Dempo Sports Club with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Churchill Brothers in the fourth round of the ongoing ONGC [ Get Quote ] I-League at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday.

After a barren first period, Brazilian Marcos Pereira (49th), Nigerian Abdul Latif Seriki (56th) and Sunil Chhetri (68th) ensured full points for Sukhwinder Singh's [ Images ] team.

This was Churchill's second straight defeat after the 0-2 reversal against Dempo in round three.

Pereira opened the scoring with a free-kick in the 49th and the lead was doubled with a splendid strike by Seriki off a pass from Pereira.

Chhetri got on the scoresheet when he capitalised on a mistake by Churchill keeeper Vinay Singh to knock in a pass from Seriki.

Pereira was declared man of the match.

The team from Punjab [ Images ] now has 10 points while Churchill have six.

JCT now travel to Mumbai [ Images ] to take on Air India [ Images ] in their next match on December 12 while Churchill host East Bengal the following day.