Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: East Bengal II (1st, 32 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Rainbow (9th, 13 pts). On recent form East Bengal II sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 2.02 goals per team per game, Rainbow ran at 1.25 scored and 1.42 conceded, East Bengal II at 2.75 and 0.33.
Rainbow had drawn four in a row. Momentum sat with East Bengal II, winners of their last four. From the last five rounds, Rainbow held 4 points of 15 and East Bengal II 13.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.