Calcutta, Nov. 18 :     BADDA JAGARANI 0 TFA 0 A meaningless exhibition of unimaginative soccer passed off in the name of an IFA Shield group league tie this afternoon. The contestants were Dhaka?s Badda Jagarani, supposed to be one of the tournament?s foreign attractions, and Jamshedpur?s youthful TFA. Not that a great deal was expected of Bangladesh?s fifth-best team, especially after their pedestrian display against East Bengal the other day. But the number of yawns they provoked at the sparsely-filled Rabindra Sarovar Stadium was far more than what is normally the case in any local league match. With Mohammed Habib?s team failing miserably to live up to its sprightly reputation, the stage was set for a drab and boring draw. The goalless result pushes Badda Jagarani to a must-win situation in their final game against Churchill Brothers. Badda Jagarani looked promising in the early minutes and came close to scoring twice in the first quarter. Dipankar Biswas, their recruit from Calcutta, was in the thick of action both times ? volleying wide from close and then seeing his push being cleared from the goalline by Napoleon Singh. Despite the absence of any combination play, the Bangladeshis had half-a-dozen more chances in either session, but pathetic finishing let TFA off the hook. The one which caught the eye most came in injury-time when Saif-ur Rahman Moni got hold off a misdirected TFA pass and moved up unchallenged only to send a weak shot off target from 20 yards. ?Our defence didn?t play well against East Bengal, today the forwards let us down,? lamented Badda Jagarani coach Sayed Hassan Kanan. ?We were banking on local boy Dipankar, but he was off form.? The TFA boys, fresh from a win and a draw against East Bengal in Jamshedpur, lacked the speed and energy which is normally a threat to any opposition. But for medios Alex Ambrose and Zaheer Abbas, none else showed any sense of purpose in their on-field demeanour. Habib had an excuse, as well as a promise. ?The boys were tense and nervous as thoughts of impressing local big club officials were at the back of their minds... they couldn?t play to even 30 percent of their potential. They?ll improve and play much better in the next game.? They will need to, if they have are to advance to the semi-finals. East Bengal and Churchill Brothers will, after all, be far stronger than the team they faced today.