Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between East Bengal (3rd, 47 pts) and Air India (13th, 19 pts). Recent form told a different story for East Bengal: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, East Bengal ran at 1.69 scored and 0.69 conceded, Air India at 1.08 and 2.42.
East Bengal entered with three losses in a row.
The match was played at Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani (capacity 27,300). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.