Much to the delight of the Mariners' fans, Sony Norde and Ansumana Kromah were back after they saw their side share honours with Shillong Lajong. The duo suffered injuries against Churchill Brothers.
Eze Kingsley was suspended and Rana Gharami made his first I-League start with the Green and Maroons. Dipendu Dowary was relegated to the bench while the unimpressive Naro Hari Shrestha was chucked out of the 18-man squad for Azharuddin Mallick.
Rana Gharami was adjudged the Hero of the Match for his impressive performance.
Aryn Williams continued to play as a makeshift centre- half but Gouramangi Singh was back on the bench after recovering from a hamstring injury that struck him in pre- season.
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After his first minute shot that was saved by a diving Lalit Thapa, Norde appeared to be not completely fit as Aser Dipanda took all of the subsequent set-pieces. A couple that he missed could have been capitalised by the Haitian on another day.
However, Felix Chidi and Israilov could not convert from easy chances they got in the first half.
Ansumana Kromah put the ball into the net to send the home crowd cheering from Shilton D'Silva's through ball but he was ruled offside by the linesman.
That story trickled into the second half when five minutes after the resumption, Norde's goal was disallowed as he was trapped offside after Kromah released him from his dangerous sprint down the middle.
Even Rana Gharami was impressive in the way he handled the backline in the absence of Kingsley.
The Manipuri outfit looked content with the draw but Mohun Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen will be worried about his captain Norde's injury after he was stretchered out of the field, further aggravating his knock on the left knee.
The Green and Maroons have now dropped four points at home and it looks set to cost them dear in the title race as they remain on the third spot with nine points from five outings.
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