Srinagar, April 13 -- The Snow Leopards have fallen to fifth spot in the I-League table and only a win can secure the Srinagar club a top three finish behind second-placed Sreenidi Deccan FC (23 matches, 45 points) and 2023-24 champions Mohammedan Sporting (23 matches, 52 points).

Real Kashmir (23 matches, 40 points) is behind fourth-placed Inter Kashi FC (24 matches, 41 points) and third placed Gokulam Kerala FC (24 matches, 42 points) and a victory will lift RKFC over the two teams into third.

Meanwhile, Namdhari FC (23 matches, 24 points) is lying at the bottom of the table, 11th in the 13-member league. The Punjab-based club will take solace in the fact that a bottom-ranked TRAU beat Real Kashmir 2-1 in their last game. However, the...