<p>A goalkeeping folly by Gurpreet Singh helped Prayag United bounce back from behind as they struck twice in three minutes to hold East Bengal 2-2 in their 22nd round I-League fixture here on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>East Bengal had a two-goal lead with strikes from Edeh Chidi (41st) and Manandeep Singh who converted a spot kick in the 49th minute.<br /><br />On course to close in on league leaders Churchill Brothers, East Bengal were left shell-shocked in the 62nd minute with a bloomer by an absent-minded Gurpreet. <br /><br />An otherwise alert Gurpreet let in a Carlos Hernandez long ranger from the midfield as the ball sneaked past his hands before entering the goalline to make it 1-2. <br /><br />Having returned into the action from nowhere, Prayag looked charged up as their Nigerian ace Ranty Martins found the equaliser three minutes later with a powerful angled left footer that was sheer class. <br /><br />Trevor Morgan brought in his tactical expertise bringing in Sanju Pradhan and Andrew Barisic but East Bengal looked down and out. They had a golden opportunity in the 82nd minute when Ishfaq Ahmed shot the ball over goalkeeper Sangram Mukherjee but only to miss the target.<br /><br />East Bengal now have 42 points, two behind Churchill Brothers who have five matches left compared to four of the former in the race to the I-League title. Prayag United, on the other hand, remained in top-five with 35 from 22 matches. <br /><br />Arrows hold Mumbai FC<br /><br />In Mumbai, Pailan Arrows held Mumbai FC 1-1 at the Cooperage ground. Ongnam Milan Singh netted for Arrows in the 26th minute while Yusif Yakubu equalised for the home team in the 44th minute.<br /></p>
<p>A goalkeeping folly by Gurpreet Singh helped Prayag United bounce back from behind as they struck twice in three minutes to hold East Bengal 2-2 in their 22nd round I-League fixture here on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>East Bengal had a two-goal lead with strikes from Edeh Chidi (41st) and Manandeep Singh who converted a spot kick in the 49th minute.<br /><br />On course to close in on league leaders Churchill Brothers, East Bengal were left shell-shocked in the 62nd minute with a bloomer by an absent-minded Gurpreet. <br /><br />An otherwise alert Gurpreet let in a Carlos Hernandez long ranger from the midfield as the ball sneaked past his hands before entering the goalline to make it 1-2. <br /><br />Having returned into the action from nowhere, Prayag looked charged up as their Nigerian ace Ranty Martins found the equaliser three minutes later with a powerful angled left footer that was sheer class. <br /><br />Trevor Morgan brought in his tactical expertise bringing in Sanju Pradhan and Andrew Barisic but East Bengal looked down and out. They had a golden opportunity in the 82nd minute when Ishfaq Ahmed shot the ball over goalkeeper Sangram Mukherjee but only to miss the target.<br /><br />East Bengal now have 42 points, two behind Churchill Brothers who have five matches left compared to four of the former in the race to the I-League title. Prayag United, on the other hand, remained in top-five with 35 from 22 matches. <br /><br />Arrows hold Mumbai FC<br /><br />In Mumbai, Pailan Arrows held Mumbai FC 1-1 at the Cooperage ground. Ongnam Milan Singh netted for Arrows in the 26th minute while Yusif Yakubu equalised for the home team in the 44th minute.<br /></p>