Bharat FC defeated Salgaocar FC 2-0 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune with first half goals from Subhash Singh (24') and Kris Bright (45'+2) being enough while Douhou Pierre missed a penalty in stoppage time. The Kalyani-owned team were coming off a gritty draw against East Bengal away from home whereas the Greens had been soundly demolished by Mumbai FC at the Cooperage.
