Match Report
East Bengal went into the game 29th in the table on 3 points; Persipura sat 12th on 11 — an 8-point gap. Per game in the league, East Bengal were scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.83, Persipura 2.33 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
East Bengal had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Persipura, 10.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata, capacity 26,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Persipura led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.