The Highlanders will now need to avoid defeat in their last league game to qualify for the playoffs...

NorthEast United and FC Pune City played out a 1-1 draw in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash on Wednesday at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.Rowllin Borges broke the deadlock in the 47th minute of the match but Adil Khan's world class strike in the 69th minute salvaged a point for the Stallions.New Colombian recruit Janeiler Vilas started on the bench as Gurwinder Singh kept his place in defence. Marcelinho's suspension meant Phil Brown had to make an enforced change as Jonathan Vila came into a 3-1-4-2 system.

Gurwinder managed to justify his selection as he blocked off an Iain Hume header early on and also on the opposite end of the pitch, threatened to score, only to be hauled down by a questionable Robin Singh challenge.Diego Carlos and Panagiotis Triadis remained the most proactive players for their respective sides as former PSG man Bartholomew Ogbeche was marked well in the first half by the visitors.

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