Match Report
DNH & DD went into the game 4th in the table on 0 points; Gujarat sat 2nd on 7 — a 7-point gap. DNH & DD had been under-performing their position — 43rd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, DNH & DD were scoring 0 and conceding 5, Gujarat 3 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for DNH & DD — eight in succession. 6 matches unbeaten backed Gujarat's arrival. Over the last five, DNH & DD had taken 0 of 15 points to Gujarat's 9.
Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, Gujarat led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-5.
Goal scorers
Gujarat: A. Mall (13'), Moinuddin (37'), A. Mall (45'), B. Yadav (54'), Moinuddin (86')