By IANS
Kolkata : A late equaliser spared Mohun Bagan a major embarrassment as they finished their opening game of the Kolkata Premier League against George Telegraph 1-1 here Wednesday.
The game saw a barrage of misses and some splendid saves.
While Mohun Bagan's Jose Barreto and Lalampuia were off target time and again, George Telegraph goalkeeper Arnab Das Sharma dsiplayed superb reflexes to earn the man-of-the-match award.
George Telepgraph's foreign striker Nurudddin Salau found the mark with a fine header in the 17th minute off a Pradip Roy centre from the left.
The very next minute Barreto was denied by the acrobatic Sharma, who continued to hold firm till the 73rd minute when a 30-yard grounder from James Singh beat him.
James, returning to the club after 2002, definitely saved Mohun Bagan the blushes.
A Barreto header in the dying minutes crashed into the post to deny Mohun Bagan victory.