Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sporting Goa (7th, 35 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Air India (13th, 19 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Air India 1.08 scored and 2.42 conceded per game, Sporting Goa 1.38 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.46.
Air India had drawn their last three. Eight consecutive wins preceded this game for Sporting Goa, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Air India, 15/15 for Sporting Goa.
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Air India led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.


