Margao: Dempo came back from behind to hold 10-man Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 draw in the Hero I-League football tournament at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda here on Wednesday.
Mohun Bagan, who enjoyed better share of exchanges in the first half, took the lead in the 31st minute through Balwant Singh.
But the home team, who enjoyed the numerical figure in the entire second half after the visitors were down to 10 man three minutes before the interval after Sony Norde was shown the red card for elbowing Nirmal Chettri, found the equaliser through man-of-the-match and captain Calum Angus in the 88th minute.
With the league taking a two weeks break, the draw take Mohun Bagan to the top of the table with 15 points from seven matches, the same as Pune FC, but on account of better goal difference the Kolkata outfit enjoy the upperhand.
While Dempo remained on the eighth spot with eight points from as many matches.
Wadoo’s strike gives Bharat FC win
Mehrajuddin Wadoo scored a second half goal to guide debutants Bharat FC to a 1-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in a ninth round encounter of the Hero I-League at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Wednesday.
In the 60th minute, Wadoo, a former India International, netted the ball in with a superb header after being fed by Lester Fernandez from a corner kick.
This is the second victory for Stuart Watkiss’ side in the league so far, and it takes Bharat FC to the eighth position, while Sporting Goa remain at the bottom after failing to open their mark in eight games. (PTI)
