Margao: Playing an organised game, Salgaocar capitalised on the defensive lapses to hammer Mahindra United 5-0 and score an emphatic win in the Oil PSU National Football League at the Nehru stadium here today.

Salgaocar, who led 2-0 at half time, scored through Tomba Singh (22nd), Sunday Seah (33rd), Climax Lawerence (75th) and substitute Sebastiao Endro (80th, 86th).

Both the teams were reduced to ten men in the second half when referee Krishan Avtar gave marching orders to Salgaocar's Samson Singh and Mahindra's Peter Siddique for physically charging on each other.

Mahindras, who delayed East Bengal party in its last match, started off well initially as they made inroads in the rival goal with long passes and nearly scored twice but Samson was unlucky on both the occasions as his try hit the post.

Salgaocar played swift short passes and slowly settled down and after these close shaves made a counter move and surged ahead in the 22nd minute.

Dharamjit Singh from the right sent a cross where rival defender left Tomba Singh free, who nodded home from close.

Eleven minutes later, Dharamjit again exploited the gap in the rival defence as he sent a deep cross to Sunday Seah who chested before sending a right footer into the net to have Salgaocar leading 2-0 at half time.

Mahindras came off with a counter move and had a chance to score in the dying minutes of the first half but substitute Jinto Jose failed to capitalise after Tomba Signh fumbled to clear the ball to safety as he ballooned the ball over the bar.

PTI