GOA FA 1-0 Tamil Nadu in the Santosh Trophy, round 3.

GOA FA won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–D), scoring 8 and conceding 11.

Tamil Nadu won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–W), scoring 19 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 2 times: GOA FA 2 wins, Tamil Nadu 0, 0 draws.