Mohun Bagan got the first chance when Ishfaq who ran down the left flank, cut back in and took a left footer which Naseem stretched fully to his right and saved a certain goal. From counter attack, Suraj Mandal got a half chance when he could not connect a center from right side. After unsatisfactory performance in last match, James Singh had a brilliant game today and he scored the only goal of the match in 14th minute. From Odafe's long throw, Barreto gave a back pass towards James Singh who in turn took a shot from outside box that deflected off Gurpreet Singh and went inside goal making it 1-0 in favor of Mariners. James Singh was crossing the ball nicely today and few minutes after the goal one of his crosses found Barreto inside box but unluckily the latter's head went straight to Naseem. Then in 30th minute, Ishfaq missed a sitter when Barreto made a brilliant solo run, entered the box and gave a pass towards Ishfaq who had only Naseem in front of him but hit straight to him. For last 15 minutes of the half, Mohammedan piled pressure on Mohun Bagan and also got their chance when from a missed clearance by Bagan defence, Adebayo got a chance to take a shot from good position but shot wide. In another attack, Suraj Mandal nicely dribbled past few Bagan players and gave a pass to Okero whose blistering shot went over crossbar. After the goal, Ishfaq and James switched flanks and then in 42nd minute, it was James again but this time in left flank when Rakesh gave a through pass to James who delivered a cross which Rakesh jumped and headed nicely but went straight to Naseem. Within minutes, a free kick from Adebayo curled and went to Azim whose head went out from close with Sangram out of position. Rakesh Masih today was a little out of form compared to the performance he had given in recent past and this caused a little problem for Mohun Bagan defence.

In 2nd half, Mohammedan fought hard and tried to score the equalizing goal but Sangram and his defence stood firm and averted danger. Suraj Mandal and Okero played quite well today and the former took a long ranger which went over post in 54th minute. In 57th minute, from a James cross, Baichung won the aerial battle with Naseem and nicely back headed the ball but nobody was there inside box to capitalize on the chance. In 60th minute, James made his solo run once again down the right flank and crossed the ball which Baichung gave a false run and Barreto unleashed a thumping shot which unluckily hit straight Sporting defender and went out for corner. Mariners had a lucky escape then from a free kick when Suraj dived to head a ball which Sangram made a timely clearance, this was indeed a very close shave for Mohun Bagan goal. From counter attack, Ishfaq gave a pass to Dipak from whose center Baichung took a left footed shot from outside box that deflected for a corner. Sabbir Ali then made 2 subsitutions bringing Prashanta and Vimal Pariyar in place of Gautam Thakur and Jothi Kumar. In 74th minute, from a corner, Eugene Gray took a shot from close range which went straight to Sangram who fumbled with the ball but Deepak cleared the ball for safety. Mohun Bagan who was relying on counter attack in last quarter of the match got a chance when James gave a nice through to Marcos who had a look at the goal but his shot went over cross bar. In 80th minute, Baichung who played exceptionally well today snatched a ball dropping back and dribbled past 3 players but unfortunately his pass was intercepted well by Sporting defence. Kareem substituted exhausted James and Baichung and brought in Tulunga and Lalkamal in the fag end of the match. Mohammedan put relentless pressure for last 5 minutes or so but Mariners defence put up a brave fight and did not allow them to equalize. In 89th minute, Adebao took a shot from outside box but it soared high over bar. In injury time, Suraj Mandal, who had a tremendous game today, took a left footed shot which just went out though Sangram had the post covered. The match ended 1-0 in favor of Mohun Bagan. Sheikh Ajim was adjudged Man of the Match. It could have gone to James Singh or Suraj Mandal also. Mohun Bagan thus registered their 10th consecutive win and are now in top of league table with 33 points.

After the match, Kareem congratulated Mohammedan for having a great match and admitted that Mohun Bagan's performance was not up to mark today. Unlike many coaches who does not like to give credit to opponent coaches, Kareem said, "I think this was one of the best matches played by Mohammedan. They really played well and if they continue with this performance, they will not face relegation though nothing to take away from my boys. This is our 10th win in a row and I am happy with my team's performance. Yes we were not consistent enough today and made few errors but defence and goalkeeper played really well. We also got quite a few chances to score. Their defender has got Man of the Match award, that means we have also put up a lot of pressure." When asked which one he would cherish more on his birthday, the 10-match win in a row or the Federation cup win, he said "Winning trophy is always important. The 10 match win will not be of any significance if we fail to win the I league."