Calcutta, March 15 :    Calcutta, March 15:  Mohun Bagan should have recorded an easy win against ITI (Bangalore) in their crucial Tata National League tie at the Salt Lake Stadium today. At the end of the day, they managed a 2-2 draw - thereby failing to join Vasco Sports Club at the top of the table. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the dying minutes with George Ekeh being shown the red card. The match ended on an unpleasant note with some uncalled for brutality from the Rapid Action Force in their attempt to control a displeased motley crowd. ITI's speedy Nigerian Mike Okoro put his team forward as early as in the third minute. The magic of Jose Ramirez Barreto set up Abdulateef Seriki for the equaliser in the 32nd. Four minutes later, ITI conceded a penalty which Barreto converted with his all so well-known skill. In the second half, Mohun Bagan missed one chance after another, R.C. Prakash the main offender. In the dying minutes, ITI squared the scoreline with an immaculate Syed Hussain free-kick from the edge of the box. The draw takes the Bangalore team upto 26 points and keeps them very well in the hunt for the title. Mohun Bagan are now on 29 from 16 outings. The game was just beginning to gain rhythm, when ITI were awarded a free-kick. Before Mohun Bagan players had taken position, Dakshina Murthy had already chipped the ball in to Okoro in front of the goal. Goalkeeper Rajat Ghosh Dastidar seeing no option came out of his line to effect a save. But the crafty Nigerian was one step ahead, jumping in the air and with a right foot sidetap put the ball into the goal. A stunned team The Mohun Bagan team was as stunned as their supporters. It took them some time to regroup and even though they maintained constant possession of the ball, there was some scrappy football for a while from the city giants. Once Mohun Bagan started getting their act together, flashes of the Okoro speed machine was all ITI could put on show. In the 32nd minute, Basudeb Mondal put the ball forward for Barreto on the right. The Brazilian avoided an off-side trap and his pass beat three defenders - one trying to challenge him and the other two attempting to intercept. Seriki was in the right position, with only the goalkeeper to beat and the marksman made no mistake. Then came the penalty, a dubious decision. The ball seemed to have hit ITI defender Shamsi Reza on the shoulder but the referee pointed to the spot once the Mohun Bagan players appealed for handball. The ever-reliable Barreto put in a cool shot, which sent L. Balaji diving in the wrong direction. Mohun Bagan coach Subrata Bhattacharya was forced to substitute a limping Debjit Ghosh in the 44th minute, bringing in Prakash. Debjit will miss their next match after he picked up the second yellow of the round. From then till Abdul Saliu came in for Seriki, Mohun Bagan were on the offensive. One minute into injury time, Rishi Kapoor handled the ball at the edge of the box. The ITI players wanted a penalty but the referee gave a freekick instead. They ran up to the referee to plead their case and George Ekeh came running from the midfield to join the action. In his excitement, the burly Nigerian ran straight into the referee, almost knocking him down. His action didn't seem deliberate but after consultation with his assistants, Binod Kumar Singh gave Ekeh the marching orders. The free kick was taken by defender Syed Hussain, a 55th minute substitute for Jitesh. It was almost a Rivaldo-like shot that flew right over a nine-man Mohun Bagan wall and beating the goalkeeper, giving ITI a 2-2 result. TEAMS MOHUN BAGAN: Rajat Ghosh Dastidar; Dulal Biswas, Hussain Mustafi, Amauri da Silva, Rishi Kapoor; R.P. Singh, Basudeb Mondal (Sumit Sengupta, 81), Debjit Ghosh (R.C. Prakash, 44), Rennedy Singh; Jose Ramirez Barreto, Abdulateef Seriki (Abdul Saliu, 62). ITI: L. Balaji; Jitesh (Syed Hussain, 55), Firoz, Dhanesh, Shamsi Reza; Zaheer Abbas (Nitin Pradhan, 46), George Ekeh, Dakshina Murthy, Raghui Singh, Mohammad Salisu, Mike Okoro (Trijit Das, 67). Referee: Binod Kumar Singh.