Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — ONGC 10th with 31 points, United Sikkim 14th with 15, 16 apart. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, United Sikkim ran at 0.88 scored and 2.42 conceded, ONGC at 1.15 and 1.54.
United Sikkim had not won in 10 games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for United Sikkim against 10/15 for ONGC.
Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.


