Match Report
2 points and 0 places separated them: Manipur 1st with 9, Rajasthan State 1st with 7. Rajasthan State ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 3.33/0.67 for Manipur and 2/0.33 for Rajasthan State (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.78.
Manipur arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Manipur held 13 points of 15 and Rajasthan State 5.
Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam, capacity 38,000, hosted the game. Manipur led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.