Match Report
4 points for Uttar Pradesh (2nd), 9 for Punjab (1st): a 5-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Uttar Pradesh 0.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Punjab 2 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.17.
Uttar Pradesh had gone 5 games without a win. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Punjab, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Uttar Pradesh against 13/15 for Punjab.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.


