East Bengal, Mohun Bagan draw 1-1

Kingfisher East Bengal and McDowells Mohun Bagan played out a 1-1 draw in the 19th round I League clash played at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan, in Kolkata on Saturday,

The draw ensured that both teams are still very much in the fray for the title.

The match started after a minutes silence was observed for the Egypt football stadium tragedy that took place earlier this week.

For East Bengal, Robin Singh started upfront with Tolgay Ozbey while for Mohun Bagan it was Sunil Chhetri and Odafa Okolie.

Right from the kick off, one could make out both teams felt the nerves, even as Haramjoot Khabra flew in with a challenge on Hudson Lima but escaped with a yellow card.

The first chance fell to Sunil Chhetri who took a shot from the edge of the box but it sailed over the crossbar.

The first 25 minutes were all about possession for red and gold. In the 29th minute Robin Singh headed down a free kick for Tolgay Ozbey who misdirected his shot and could not capitalise.

However, in the 33rd minute Haromjeet Khabra played a delightful pass to Robin Singh to which he latched onto it, to finish it with his right foot and gave East Bengal a 1-0 lead.

Just two minutes into the second half, Odafa Okolie dribbled past Mehtab Hussain and struck a shot which deflected into the East Bengal goalmouth and led the mariners to restore parity.

After the equaliser both the teams kept trying without any success. The scoreline remained same till the full time.

East Bengal now have 35 points from 19 matches while Mohun Bagan are just a point behind from 19 outings.

Scorecard: Kingfisher East Bengal 1 (Robin Singh - 33rd) d/w McDowells Mohun Bagan 1 (Odafa Okolie - 47th)

In another clash, Simla Young scored a last minute goal to beat Bangalore's KGF Academy by a solitary goal in their 2nd division I-League match played at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, on Saturday.

Junya Kato scored the lone goal of the match in the 89th minute, to help them secure all 3 points for the local team.

The match witnessed some shoddy play upfront by both the teams, who kept muffing the chances on numerous occasions in the first half. And as result the first half remained goalless.

The script in the second half was no different where there were hardly any goal scoring chances created.

Just as the match seem to end in a draw Junya Kato, capitalised on a defensive lapse by KGF in the 89th minute. He was left unmarked and all he had to do was to tap the ball in the back of the net to give the Delhi side a much needed victory.

Simla Youngs now have 4 points from 2 matches while KGF Academy are still to open their account from 2 outings.

Scorecard:

Shimla Youngs 1(Junya Kato - 89th) beat KGF Academy 0

In an another 2nd division I League encounter, Mizoram's Luangmual drew with Shillong's Langsning 1-1, at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, on Saturday.

It was Luangmual who scored first off a Penalty, when Malsawm Tluanga was tripped in the penalty area, and the Mizo side made was awarded spot kick. To which Lalriathzuala made no mistake and gave lead to his side in 76th minute.

Langsning restored parity ten minutes later through Sanjay Chhetri.

Till the final whistle the score remained the same.

With this win Langsning now have 4 points from 2 matches while Luangmual have 2 points from 2 outings.

Scorecard:

Luangmual FC 1(Lalriathzuala - 76th) d/w Langsning FC 1 (Sanjay Chhetri - 87th)

Results from Silchar and Cuttack:

Silchar: 1) Southern Samity d/w Green Valley 1-1

2) Aizwal FC beat Bhawanipore FC 2-1

Cuttack: 1) Samleshwari SC d/w Techno Aryan 1-1

2) Kalighat MS beat Gauhati Town Club 1-0