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Shillong Lajong FC: Mohammedan Sporting were held to a 1-1 draw by Shillong Lajong FC in the latter’s opening fixture of I-League 2023-24 at the Naihati Stadium in Kolkata on Friday.

Takuto Miki scored for Shillong Lajong in added time after the first half (45+1). They dominated the proceedings and had the better of the exchanges but Mohammedan Sporting saved their blushes in the 53rd minute when David Lalhlansanga equalised the score.

Unfazed about playing in front of a partisan crowd, it was Shillong Lajong who created the bulk of the chances in the first half. The first of those changes came as early as the third minute, as Brazilian midfielder Renan Paulino lined up a freekick right at the edge of the Mohammedan box. The free kick hit the wall, but off the ricochet, Paulino let loose a volley that drifted just wide.