East Bengal 1-2 Pune in the I-League, round 10 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata (85,000 capacity).

Pune won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 10 times: East Bengal 7 wins, Pune 2, 1 draw.