Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Karnataka 1st with 9, Telangana 3rd with 3. Telangana's recent output lagged their position: 21st on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Karnataka were scoring 2.33 and conceding 0, Telangana 1.33 and 1, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Karnataka entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Karnataka had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Telangana, 7.
The match was played at Bangalore Football Stadium. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.