Match Report
Kalighat Milan Sangha went into the game 6th in the table on 14 points; Bhawanipore sat 2nd on 27 — a 13-point gap. Bhawanipore ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Kalighat Milan Sangha 1.64 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Bhawanipore 1.91 and 0.45, with the league averaging 1.48.
Kalighat Milan Sangha entered with four losses in a row. Bhawanipore had not lost in 8 games. Kalighat Milan Sangha had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Bhawanipore, 11.