Pankaj Mohite and Gaurav Khatri turned the tables on Paltan. Mohit Goyat's brilliance staved off a Paltan all-out and immediately and then soon after, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh came up with a pair of outrageous super tackles to swing the momentum firmly back in Paltan's favour. They inflicted a second all out to take a 10-point lead which they took into the break.