Mumbai Knights had won both their previous matches coming into this win while Misaka United had one win and one loss from their last two. With this point, Mumbai Knights FC moved to seven points and Misaka United FC moved to four points from the available nine in their first three matches.
After a heavy 2-8 defeat to Gokulam Kerala on the opening day, East Bengal bounced back with a 1-0 win over Kahaani FC on Saturday. Ratna Halder's late penalty made all the difference for the Red and Gold Brigade as they got off the mark in their debut IWL season.
Five goals from Sabitra Bhandari, a goal each from Indumathi Kathiresan, Vivian Konadu Adjei and skipper Dangmei Grace helped the team from Kerala to register a convincing victory. This was East Bengal's first match in the IWL, country's top women's club competition.