New Delhi: In group- A preliminary league match of the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) Annual Senior Division Open Clubs Football League Championship being played at Dr Ambedkar Stadium, defending champions Indian National FC struggled hard to hold newly promoted Indian Air Force ( Palam ) to a 1 - 1 draw in a welled-contested match to share equal points.

IAF ( Palam ) have so far 10 points from four matches while National have five points from three games. Airmen took 1 - 0 lead in the 10th minute off a fine header converted from top of the box on a left flank cross sent by medio M. Shhbaz.

National restored parity 1 - 1 in the 49th minute (2nd half) through Nigerian recruit Okorogor, who also received a yellow card from FIFA referee Mohd Khalid following an infringement.

Earlier, the group A preliminary league match scheduled between National United FC and City FC could not be played due to waterlogging in the field.