Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mohammedan 1st with 52 points, Shillong Lajong 8th with 31, 21 apart. Recent form told a different story for Shillong Lajong: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Shillong Lajong were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.54, Mohammedan 1.83 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
10 matches unbeaten backed Mohammedan's arrival. The last-five ledger: Shillong Lajong 5/15, Mohammedan 11/15.
With 28 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, S. Nathan was the man in the middle. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.