Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mohammedan (1st, 52 pts) held a 38-point advantage over NEROCA (12th, 14 pts). Mohammedan had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, NEROCA ran at 1.13 scored and 2.65 conceded, Mohammedan at 1.83 and 0.92.
NEROCA arrived off ten straight defeats. Mohammedan came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. NEROCA had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Mohammedan, 13.
The match was played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in Imphal (capacity 35,285). On the scoreboard, Mohammedan led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.




