Kolkata: Trau and Indian arrows play a goalless draw in the I-League opening match on the land of Mohun Bagan on Sunday.
Even though both teams got lots of shots right on target, they shared points after a dead end.
Indian arrows began with a 4-4-2 set-up with Parthib captain Gogoi leading attacking troops.
Trau, who was third last year, has a 4-3-3 formation with Krishnananda Singh and Joseph Olaleye at the forefront.
In the sixth minute, Parthib Gogoi managed to get a chance of close range, but keeper Trau Amrit Gope made a clean rescue.
The team from Imphal fell slightly behind the Indian arrow in terms of ownership when the game settled in the first round.
But the side of the development of AIFF cannot change ownership into opportunities for objectives.
In the 20th minute, Mohammad Fayazuddin Shah ran from the left to create a panic moment in half an Indian arrow.
But Kishan Singh, who ran quickly to collect the cross from Fayazuddin, also hit the ball at the goal post.
In the 28th minute, Trau had the best chance of the first half, when Naresh Singh sent a cross from the right but the Turaev Akosir header was deflected by Hussain Parray’s sajad in the Goalline and India arrows sighed.
Trau started the second half with high intensity.
Indian arrow goalkeeper Radan made a brave rescue in the 59th minute after Turiev’s foot shot in turn almost gave Trau excellence.
Turiaev continued to make penetration threatening in the box, but he was caught in the 77th minute, right when it looked like he might open the scoring.
In the 89th minute, the challenge of the Parray sajad on Trau Player got him a yellow card of his two matches, and he was expelled, leaving the Indian arrow one short man.
But they defended with wells during injury and continued to maintain the ownership.
Patre hard suffered an injury and hobbled from the land with a minute to go in the match, leaving an arrow with nine men.
But Indian arrows fought vigorously until the final whistle and match ended in a 0-0 draw.