Delhi Dynamos remain unbeaten this season and moved to third spot on the table with five points in three games.
NorthEast United, with 10 points on the board, opened up a three-point gap over second-placed Mumbai City FC and also registered their first draw of the season in the five matches that they have played. With two games in hand, Delhi can dethrone the table toppers if they win both the games.
Delhi scored the first goal of the match with Kean Lewis breaking the deadlock in the 38th minute of the match. In the second half, Emiliano Alfaro scored the equalizer in the 51st minute of the match to give NorthEast the draw.
Delhi next face Mumbai City at home on October 18 with NorthEast facing off against last year champions Chenaniyin FC on October 20 in Guwahati.
Brief scores:
Delhi Dynamos 1 (Kean Lewis) drew with NorthEast United FC 1 (Emiliano Alfaro)
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