Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Dempo 6th on 40, Air India 13th on 19. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Air India ran at 1.08 scored and 2.42 conceded, Dempo at 1.73 and 1.27.
9 games without a win framed Air India's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Dempo in 5 games. Over the last five, Air India had taken 4 of 15 points to Dempo's 11.
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Air India: Prakash Thorat (51'), Henry Ezeh (58') · Dempo: John Menyongar (83')