Srinagar, April 7 -- Churchill Brothers provisionally finished top of the I-League 2024-25 table, after they held Real Kashmir FC to a 1-1 draw at the TRC Football Turf, on Sunday. The hosts led 1-0 at half-time.

The Red Machines needed an outright win in Srinagar, something that no team have been able to do this season, in order to secure their third I-League title. While the draw against Real Kashmir keeps them at the top of the table, they must await the result of the AIFF Appeals Committee's hearing on the match between Namdhari FC and Inter Kashi (Match No. 45).

Real Kashmir, on the other hand, needed to defeat Churchill Brothers by at least a three-goal margin, and hope for favourable results from other quarters. Lalramsanga (7') ...