Match Report
The table read 1st (Qatar, 16 pts) against 3rd (India, 5 pts), 11 points apart. India's recent output lagged their position: 57th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Qatar 3 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, India 0.5 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.4.
Defeat had not touched Qatar in 10 games. A win had eluded India for 7 matches. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Qatar, 2/15 for India.
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,740. India led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.




