Table-toppers Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Jamshedpur battled to a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League to end their run of three consecutive wins each. Subhashish Bose struck in the 25th minute to give Mohun Bagan the lead, only for Stephen Eze to level the score in the 60th minute.

 

The match leaves Mohun Bagan with 36 points from 16 games, six clear of FC Goa, who edged East Bengal 1-0 on Sunday.

Mohammedan SC and Chennaiyin played to a 2-2 stalemate, with the former coming back from two goals down to draw level in injury time. Manvir Singh scored the first in the fifth minute of added time and Lalremsanga Fanai scored the equaliser via a 12th-minute penalty after Chennaiyin had a player sent off.

 

In other matches, Punjab FC drew 1-1 with Mumbai City while Hyderabad and Bengaluru played out to a similar scoreline. Kerala Blasters, who were down to 10 men in the 30th minute, acquitted themselves well to hold NorthEast United to a goalless draw.

Kerala Blasters defeated Odisha 3-2 earlier in the week while NorthEast United’s match against Goa on January 14 finished 1-1. 

Mohammedan secured their eighth win in a row with a 1-0 defeat of Brothers Union in the Bangladesh Football Premier League as they stayed on course to end the first round unbeaten.

 

A strike by Nigeria’s Sunday Emmanuel in the 12th minute took the leaders to a maximum 24 points, five ahead of second-placed Abahani Limited Dhaka.

Mohammedan take on Fakirerpool on January 24 in their final first round match.  

 

Shakil Hossain’s goal in the 68th minute, meanwhile, was enough to give Abahani Dhaka victory over third-placed Rahmatganj. The six-time title winners will end round one in second place whatever the outcome of their last match against Brothers Union on January 25.

Other matches saw Abahani Chittagong defeat Bangladesh Police 1-0 and Fakirerpool overcoming Dhaka Wanderers 4-1. Fortis and defending champions Bashundhara Kings drew 1-1.