Coming into Saturday night's game against Kerala Blasters, NorthEast United had failed to score in four consecutive matches.
NorthEast United once again failed to score, this time against a team which had conceded 12 in their last three outings and have the second worst defensive record this season. Kerala Blasters kept a clean-sheet against a side who have scored the least number of goals this campaign.
In fact, in the matchday squad for NorthEast United, there was only one player who had scored a goal this season - Rdeem Tlang and he was on the bench.