Kolkata: Dempo goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani put up a valiant show as the five-time champions held a depleted United SC to a goalless draw in their Round 12 I-League match here today.
In the absence of Sangram Mukherjee and Ishan Debanth, United SC were forced to field Abhijit Das under the bar, but a goal eluded the Goan heavyweights who extended their winless streak to five matches.
United SC took their points tally to 17, while Dempo remained on 11th in the 13-team table with 12 points.
It was also a setback for the home side as they looked the better of the two sides with some fine attacking moves by Ranty Martins and Eric Brown upfront but could not breach Kattimani's towering presence.
Kattimani thwarted two fine efforts by Ranty and Brown early into the start of the match while United SC were unlucky in the 11th minute when a powerful strike from Brown hit the goalpost.
In the second half, the Dempo goalkeeper showed his brilliance once again saving two outstanding efforts by Dhanchandra Singh and Ranty.
Dempo too were unlucky to have missed a few chances on both the sides of the break and they sorely missed the services of Roberto Mendes Silva as they fielded Jeje Lalpekhlua and Clifford Miranda upfront.
