NAIHATI (West Bengal): This season's I-League title will be decided on the final match day on Saturday as defending champions Gokulam Kerala suffered a stunning 1-3 defeat at the hands of Sreenidi Deccan in their penultimate championship phase game on Tuesday.
Gokulam needed just a draw against Sreenidi to win the crown and become the first club to defend the title in the history of the 15-year-old I-League. But they slumped to their first defeat, which came at a crucial juncture.