It was held in Tamluk, and Rabindra Sarobar Stadium and Mohun Bagan Ground in Calcutta, West Bengal.
Bengal captain Biswajit Bhattacharya was replaced by Sisir Ghosh in the 30th minute of the first half.
Maharashtra led 7–1 in the first half, four goals scored by Jaswant Singh.
Prasanta Banerjee's goal went through the net and was awarded by the referee after consultation with the linesman B. S. Bisht.
After the match ended at 1–1 after 90 minutes, the crowd threw stones at the Kerala players.