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Buckingham Stadium
Spectators: 6772 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Harjeet Paranjpe got the match started through his kick off. Agraja Pujari received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rajendar Dhudwal came out and tried to block the shot, but Agraja Pujari slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Rajendar Dhudwal came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Buckingham's Camarvala Pind. But to his dismay, Camarvala Pind quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Rajendar Dhudwal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agraja Pujari, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Harjeet Paranjpe took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anila Johl. Anila Johl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Girijaprasada Ojha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Girijaprasada Ojha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lion Warrior Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 24 minutes into the game, Ksayata Sutantar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lion Warrior Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buckingham the free kick. A collision led to Lion Warrior Boys getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ksayata Sutantar hit a great ball. Agraja Pujari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 31st minute, Buckingham's Agraja Pujari dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Rajendar Dhudwal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agraja Pujari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, Lion Warrior Boys's goalkeeper Rajendar Dhudwal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camarvala Pind.

The wind increased when Agraja Pujari made the kick off in the second half. If Camarvala Pind had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camarvala Pind fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rajendar Dhudwal having to interfere. When Girijaprasada Ojha came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Lion Warrior Boys fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Girijaprasada Ojha couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute Agraja Pujari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rajendar Dhudwal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agraja Pujari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rajendar Dhudwal having to interfere. A collision led to Lion Warrior Boys getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Cittin Gore hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Lion Warrior Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Camarvala Pind came free, but Rajendar Dhudwal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agraja Pujari in the 82nd minute of play forced Lion Warrior Boys's goalkeeper Rajendar Dhudwal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th match minute, Lion Warrior Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peshora Batra to maneuver through the defense. Camarvala Pind blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rajendar Dhudwal having to make a save. Buckingham walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.