<p> Bengaluru FC endured another frustrating night as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Chennai City FC in an I-League fixure at the Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. <br /><br />A second-half own-goal from John Johnson had given Chennai the lead only for Daniel Lalhlimpuia to equalise on a night when the Blues rued missed chances.<br /><br />Albert Roca made changes to the side that beat Minerva Punjab FC 1-0 in Ludhiana over the weekend, choosing to start with Daniel, Mandar ahead of CK Vineeth and Jugovic.<br /><br />Bengaluru had Chennai on the ropes from the start when Mandar saw his header from a cross, kept out by Karanjit Singh in the fourth minute. <br /><br />But for all of Bengaluru’s authority, it was Chennai who found themselves ahead in the 53rd minute when John Johnson headed a seemingly harmless cross from Nandhakumar on the right and watched in horror as it flew past Arindam Bhattacharya and into the Blues’ net.<br /><br />Bengaluru responded with a goal of their own five minutes later when Udanta’s cross, pushed away by Karanjit Singh, fell at Daniel’s feet and the striker calmly shot home the equaliser.<br /><br />Nishu Kumar then saw two delightful low crosses roll across the face of the goal with no Bengaluru body close enough to get a foot on them. Looking to shake things up a little, Roca made his final two changes in quick succession, replacing Cameron Watson and Daniel with Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Vineeth.<br /><br />Bengaluru then had a shout for handball turned down deep into injury time but the Blues’ best chance of the half came when Lyngdoh’s looped free-kick into the area was nodded into a dangerous area for Dharmaraj Ravanan to clear off the line in what was to be their last action of the night.<br /><br />Mumbai denied victory<br /><br />Relegation-wary Mumbai FC almost pulled off a spectacular upset before Mohun Bagan rode on a Balwant Singh strike in the dying moments for a thrilling 2-2 draw on Wednesday.<br /><br />Mohun drew the first blood from a Sony Norde corner in the 12th minute when an unmarked Pritam Kotal headed the ball in.<br /><br />In a stunning turnaround, Mumbai scored two goals in two minutes with Khangebam Thoi Singh striking the equaliser in the 20th before Victorino Fernandes handed them the lead.<br /><br />But a moment of brilliance from Norde in the 89th minute undid Mumbai’s fine effort.<br /><br /></p>
<p> Bengaluru FC endured another frustrating night as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Chennai City FC in an I-League fixure at the Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. <br /><br />A second-half own-goal from John Johnson had given Chennai the lead only for Daniel Lalhlimpuia to equalise on a night when the Blues rued missed chances.<br /><br />Albert Roca made changes to the side that beat Minerva Punjab FC 1-0 in Ludhiana over the weekend, choosing to start with Daniel, Mandar ahead of CK Vineeth and Jugovic.<br /><br />Bengaluru had Chennai on the ropes from the start when Mandar saw his header from a cross, kept out by Karanjit Singh in the fourth minute. <br /><br />But for all of Bengaluru’s authority, it was Chennai who found themselves ahead in the 53rd minute when John Johnson headed a seemingly harmless cross from Nandhakumar on the right and watched in horror as it flew past Arindam Bhattacharya and into the Blues’ net.<br /><br />Bengaluru responded with a goal of their own five minutes later when Udanta’s cross, pushed away by Karanjit Singh, fell at Daniel’s feet and the striker calmly shot home the equaliser.<br /><br />Nishu Kumar then saw two delightful low crosses roll across the face of the goal with no Bengaluru body close enough to get a foot on them. Looking to shake things up a little, Roca made his final two changes in quick succession, replacing Cameron Watson and Daniel with Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Vineeth.<br /><br />Bengaluru then had a shout for handball turned down deep into injury time but the Blues’ best chance of the half came when Lyngdoh’s looped free-kick into the area was nodded into a dangerous area for Dharmaraj Ravanan to clear off the line in what was to be their last action of the night.<br /><br />Mumbai denied victory<br /><br />Relegation-wary Mumbai FC almost pulled off a spectacular upset before Mohun Bagan rode on a Balwant Singh strike in the dying moments for a thrilling 2-2 draw on Wednesday.<br /><br />Mohun drew the first blood from a Sony Norde corner in the 12th minute when an unmarked Pritam Kotal headed the ball in.<br /><br />In a stunning turnaround, Mumbai scored two goals in two minutes with Khangebam Thoi Singh striking the equaliser in the 20th before Victorino Fernandes handed them the lead.<br /><br />But a moment of brilliance from Norde in the 89th minute undid Mumbai’s fine effort.<br /><br /></p>