Sloppy Mohun Bagan hold Gokulam Kerala in I-League

Former champions Mohun Bagan survived a scare before holding relegation-wary Gokulam Kerala FC 2-2 in their return leg I-League fixture at the Saltlake Stadium here Wednesday.

Shilton D'Silva made an impact in his comeback match, giving the Mariners an 18th minute lead from a Sony Norde's curling corner.

But what followed was a brain fade in the home team's camp with Lalchhawnkima finding his own net with a misplaced clearance from Bijesh Balan's cross in the 21st minute.

Within a space of three minutes, Marcus Joseph capitalised on a pass from Suhair VP before shooting the ball over Shilton Paul to give the Kerala outfit a superb 2-1 lead inside the half-an-hour mark.

Aser Dipanda scored at the hour-mark after being set up by Henry Kisseka from the edge of the box as Mohun Bagan managed to secure a point after their 0-2 humiliation in the Kolkata derby against East Bengal.

Mohun Bagan now have 22 points from 15 matches and their title hopes are as good as over, while Gokulam Kerala ..