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Best Players
Foreigner – Cornell Glen (Shillong Lajong)
Both Glen and Sean Rooney bagged braces in this round but the Trinidad & Tobago international gets the nod in this category as he almost single-handedly inspired Lajong to another away win. The Lajong team overall lacks quality and experience but on their day they can beat anyone because of the presence of the classy Glen.
Indian – CS Sabeeth (Mohun Bagan)
Indian strikers have struggled in the Airtel I-League so far and will continue to do so because of the four-foreigner rule. But Sabeeth has still caught the eye and netted his second goal of the campaign in this round. You can’t ever question his work rate but the former Arrows player can be wasteful in front of goal. However Sabeeth showed no such weaknesses in the Salgaocar game as he scored with a delightful chip over one of the best goalkeepers in the country.
Controversy
A game involving Kolkata clubs once again dominates this column as both coaches were infuriated with the refereeing in the goalless draw between Mohammedan Sporting and United SC. In fact, the entire Mohammedan Sporting camp feel robbed as they are confident that the match officials wrongly adjudged Josimar to be offside and disallowed his goal. In truth the goal didn’t stand as Josimar was penalised for a foul on United SC defender Bello Rassaq with the flag going up much before the Brazilian had found the back of the net. The only argument Mohammedan Sporting can have is that was a soft freekick.
United SC coach Eelco Schattorie was understandably upset by the referee’s decision to sent off Rassaq after a second yellow. There was no doubts about the second booking but huge question marks remain about the first. In fact, the only criticism against referee Ratheesh Kumar can be that he was too intent on giving out yellow cards with five other players besides Rassaq getting into his book.
There were only four other games in this round and there were sending offs in two of them with Denson Devadas sent off for Mohun Bagan while Mumbai were reduced to ten after Amiri’s scuffle with Lajong’s Minchol Son.
The referees have perhaps been a little strict but to be frank, the players have been let down by their own indiscipline.
The Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GD |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | +7 |
| Pune FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +5 |
| Salgaocar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +4 |
| Sporting Clube | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +3 |
| United SC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | +3 |
| Shillong Lajong | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -1 |
| Mumbai FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 |
| Dempo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 |
| Mohun Bagan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 |
| Mohammedan Sporting | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 |
| East Bengal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Churchill Brothers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| Rangdajied United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -11 |
