East Bengal 2-0 Mumbai in the I-League, round 6 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata (85,000 capacity).

Mumbai won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–W), scoring 4 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 10 times: East Bengal 3 wins, Mumbai 2, 5 draws.