Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Pakistan 4th with 0, Kuwait 1st with 7. Scoring rates set the scale: Pakistan 0 scored and 3 conceded per game, Kuwait 2.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.46.
Defeat had followed defeat for Pakistan — nine in succession. Kuwait had won four straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Pakistan against 13/15 for Kuwait.
Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kuwait led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.