Match Report
In the standings it was Abahani 3rd on 4 points, Bengaluru 1st on 15 — separated by 11. On recent form Abahani sat only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Abahani were scoring 0.83 and conceding 2, Bengaluru 2.33 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Abahani against 12/15 for Bengaluru.
The match was played at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bengaluru led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.