Salgaocar Sports Club, Goa, paid for their poor finishing and ended up with a 1-1 draw against a desperate Tollygunge Agragami in a seventh National Football League match in Kolkata on Friday.
The Goan outfit, who notched up a convincing victory against title holders Mohun Bagan in their last match, dominated the proceedings but were done in by some resolute defending by the hosts at the Salt Lake stadium.
The locals took lead in the first minute when Ashim Biswas, fed by a measured pass from Sandip Das, slotted home with a grounder past Salgaocar goalkeeper Juje Siddi.
Shocked at the early reverse, Salgaocar pressed the attack button and almost reduced the game to a one-sided affair.
After a number of unsuccessful attempts, the visitors finally restored parity in th 41st minute when Liberian striker Sunday Seah headed home from close a Covan Lawrence centre from the right.
With the draw, Salgaocar remained in second spot in the league table with 23 points from 12 outings.
Tollygunge, who earned full points in last match against ITI, have 14 points from 12 matches.