Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 3 apiece, Arunachal Pradesh 4th and Nagaland 3rd. Nagaland's recent output lagged their position: 29th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Arunachal Pradesh were scoring 2.33 and conceding 3.67, Nagaland 1.67 and 2.67, against a competition average of 1.78 goals per team per game.
Arunachal Pradesh had not won in 10 games.
The match was played at Deshabhakta Maidan. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arunachal Pradesh led 2-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-3.