Kolkata outfit Mohun Bagan held Mahindra United 1-1 in a keenly contested encounter to set up semi-final clash with the United SC in 114th IFA Shield football championship in Kolkata on Sunday.
To bolster their midfield, weakened by the flight of Ivory Coast's Pierre Douhou to Pune FC, Mumbai glamour outfit Mahindra United signed up Serbian Svetozar Mijin from Romania's top division Club FC Politehnica Iasi for the upcoming football season.
Holders Churchill Brothers of Goa, down to 10 men in the last 25 minutes, held former champions Mahindra United of Mumbai to a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the I-League at the Cooperage football ground on Thursday.
An injury time goal by Climax Lawerence helped Dempo hold a ten-man Mahindra United to a 2-2 draw and take a point from the fourth round I-League match, at the Nehru stadium, in Margao, Goa, on Friday.
