Match Report
J & K and Manipur went into the game level on 9 points, 1st against 1st in the table. Recent form told a different story for J & K: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. In league terms the two rates read 3.33/0.33 for J & K and 3.33/0.67 for Manipur (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.78.
Manipur came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: J & K 9/15, Manipur 15/15.
The venue was Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam, with room for 38,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Manipur led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.