Orok Essien, Ranti Martins duel to draw

Mumbai FC were held to a 1-1 draw at home by United SC in an I-League Round-4 encounter at the Balewadi Sports Complex.

Striker CK Vineeth opened scoring for the visitors in the 16th minute before Mumbai FC new-signing Sandjar Ahmadi (20th min) equalised for the hosts four minutes later.

Orok Essien starred in 90 minutes rush for Mumbai and gave a good account of himself.

With one point from the match, Mumbai FC stay in the fourth place, still unbeaten with six points from four games while United SC are at third in the table with seven points from four games.

The game burst into action inside two minutes when Vineeth did well to set up strike partner Ranti Martins.

The Nigerian ran clear of his marker, defender Anwar Ali, to create space but his shot rebounded from the upright.