<p>Kolkata clubs Mohammedan Sporting and Bhawanipore FC left the Sunday crowd disappointed with a surprisingly poor exhibition of football as they played out a goalless draw in their I-League Second Division final round, first leg match at the Bangalore Football stadium. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sporting’s Jerry Zersingha’s shot in the fourth minute of stoppage time outside the area was the potential winner that the Sanjoy Sen-coached side wasted in a match where neither team dominated the other. <br /><br />Half chances were the order of the day for the spectators, with Korean striker Wi Hyju, Alfred Jaryan and Gaurang Dutta unable to deliver the knock-out punch for Sporting when it mattered. <br /><br />Jaryan was in focus in the 22nd minute when he sneaked in through the right to shoot only for it to be intercepted by a couple of Bhawanipore defenders while Dutta, who was the creative engine for Sporting in the midfield, was guilty of not finding the net off a header in the 37th minute. The wiry Hyju’s 55th minute shot off a Gaurang Dutta then sailed inches wide off the goalpost. <br /><br />Nabin Hela's bicycle kick for Bhawanipore in the 79th minute was the closest the Juliano Fontana-coached side came to giving their more fancied rivals a scare. Even though the match was played at a fast pace with possession swapping legs quickly, what was on view were mispasses coupled with lack of imagination in the midfield. <br />Monday will be a rest day while matches resume on Tuesday with Bhawanipore taking on Rangdajied United FC, Shillong and Mumbai Tigers clashing with Southern Samity.<br /><br />Bagan stun Dempo<br /><br />Mohun Bagan remained on course to avoid relegation with an upset 2-1 win over holders Dempo in a round 15 I-League fixture in Kalyani on Sunday.<br /><br />Syed Rahim Nabi (7th) gave Bagan an early lead while Odafa Okolie (47th), who returned after recovering from fever, completed the tally to hand the Goan heavyweights a fourth successive defeat. Peter Carvalho pulled one back for Dempo SC in the 51st minute but they could not add to the tally.<br /></p>
<p>Kolkata clubs Mohammedan Sporting and Bhawanipore FC left the Sunday crowd disappointed with a surprisingly poor exhibition of football as they played out a goalless draw in their I-League Second Division final round, first leg match at the Bangalore Football stadium. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sporting’s Jerry Zersingha’s shot in the fourth minute of stoppage time outside the area was the potential winner that the Sanjoy Sen-coached side wasted in a match where neither team dominated the other. <br /><br />Half chances were the order of the day for the spectators, with Korean striker Wi Hyju, Alfred Jaryan and Gaurang Dutta unable to deliver the knock-out punch for Sporting when it mattered. <br /><br />Jaryan was in focus in the 22nd minute when he sneaked in through the right to shoot only for it to be intercepted by a couple of Bhawanipore defenders while Dutta, who was the creative engine for Sporting in the midfield, was guilty of not finding the net off a header in the 37th minute. The wiry Hyju’s 55th minute shot off a Gaurang Dutta then sailed inches wide off the goalpost. <br /><br />Nabin Hela's bicycle kick for Bhawanipore in the 79th minute was the closest the Juliano Fontana-coached side came to giving their more fancied rivals a scare. Even though the match was played at a fast pace with possession swapping legs quickly, what was on view were mispasses coupled with lack of imagination in the midfield. <br />Monday will be a rest day while matches resume on Tuesday with Bhawanipore taking on Rangdajied United FC, Shillong and Mumbai Tigers clashing with Southern Samity.<br /><br />Bagan stun Dempo<br /><br />Mohun Bagan remained on course to avoid relegation with an upset 2-1 win over holders Dempo in a round 15 I-League fixture in Kalyani on Sunday.<br /><br />Syed Rahim Nabi (7th) gave Bagan an early lead while Odafa Okolie (47th), who returned after recovering from fever, completed the tally to hand the Goan heavyweights a fourth successive defeat. Peter Carvalho pulled one back for Dempo SC in the 51st minute but they could not add to the tally.<br /></p>
