Match Report
In the standings it was India 1st on 13 points, Macao 4th on 0 — separated by 13. Macao had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, India ran at 1.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, Macao at 0.67 and 2.67.
India's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for India against 3/15 for Macao.
The match was played at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore (capacity 24,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.