I-League 2017: Minerva Punjab vs Mohun Bagan - Player Ratings

Minerva Punjab scraped a hard-fought draw against Mohun Bagan with a last-minute equaliser from Moinuddin in the I-League opener. It was a game of two halves, as the Mariners dominated in the first half, while the Minerva came back strongly in the second.

In the end, both the teams shared the spoils, with Minerva arguably coming off as the happier of the lot. Here, we rate the players who took part in this game.

Minerva Punjab

Arshdeep Singh (7.5): The young goalkeeper was good between the sticks as he made a couple of brilliant saves to deny Mohun Bagan from going ahead in the second half. He could have done better to prevent the Norde goal, though.

Sukhdev (7): The captain was average at the back as he was not able to mark his man properly in several instances.

Toshiya (5): The Japanese Midfielder was not up to the mark and was subbed off early in the second half.

Chencho (8): Bhutanese star Chencho lived up to the fans expectations as he cut through the Bagan defence on several occasions.

Gagandeep (7): The forward was average and was not able to penetrate the Bagan defence.

Khosla (6): He caused trouble to the Bagan defence on several occasions throughout the match, but his actions were hardly of any benefit for Minerva.

Kassim (7): Kassim had created several chances and exposed the Bagan defence with some brilliant runs.

Eric Dano (6): Eric played the defensive role very well, but was often guilty of letting go of possession.

Deepak (6): The youngster was not up to the mark as his runs were cut off by the Bagan defence.

Ambekar (5.5): The guy from Mumbai attempted several runs on the right flank and crossed wayward balls into the box.

Opoku (7): He caused intense trouble to Bagan on several occasions in the second half and finally his ball fell through to Moinuddin for the late equaliser.

Substitutes

Moinuddin (9): The main man for the home side. Scored the equaliser within minutes of coming off.

Lago (7.5): Came up in the second half and was instrumental in the team's several chances in the second half.

Kamalpreet: N/A

Mohun Bagan

Sony Norde was the only shining light for Mohun Bagan. (Photo: I-League)

Kingsley (7): The former Aizawl defender was rock solid and contained the Minerva offensives on several occasions.

Kinshuk (7.5): He thwarted several attacks with solid defending and brave tackles throughout the match.

Kromah (5.5): The Liberian was not up to the mark and could not go through the Minerva defence.

Ricky (5): The youngster showed no signs of brilliance and was pretty wasteful.

Chelsterpaul (7): The former Churchill midfielder was beaten in the physical battles but still managed to create some influence with his agility.

Dicka (5.5): The former Lajong man was pretty wasteful and was heavily marked throughout the game.

Norde (9.5): The Hero of the match, and rightly so! Scored the first goal of the match and was the main man for the Mariners, as he made darting runs throughout the match, which kept the Minerva defence on their toes.

Shilton Paul (7): The veteran had a decent outing as he collected the aerial balls by Minerva with ease.

Shilton de Silva (6): The youngster was influential and swung in few balls into the Minerva box.

Gurjinder Kumar (7.5): Gurjinder was pretty good as expected with his brave defending and solid tackles and interceptions.

Raynier Fernandes (6): The youngster failed to create an impact as he also came second best in all the physical battles.

Substitutes

Saurav Das (6)

SK Faiaz (7)