National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan José Ferraro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dhritiman Judge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Baltazar Gallardo made a huge save. In the 16th minute Kutilagesa Sahni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Gallardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kutilagesa Sahni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Baltazar Gallardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. India's Bheemarasetti Sahota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan José Ferraro in the 19th minute of play. Guatemala were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after India's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nelson Messias took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Christian Najarro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Baltazar Gallardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge in the 23rd minute of play. Guatemala's Baltazar Gallardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dhritiman Judge in the 23rd minute of play. Guatemala's Baltazar Gallardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Guatemala from getting a goal against them. Baltazar Gallardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, India's goal looked a bit too open when Juan José Ferraro came free, but Bheemarasetti Sahota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Guatemala's Nelson Messias got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Christian Najarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bheemarasetti Sahota having to interfere. The supporters of India booed when Guatemala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Najarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. India's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hariharan Jagur in the 44th minute. In the 45th match minute, Guatemala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Salinas to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dhritiman Judge stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Baltazar Gallardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge in the 51st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dhritiman Judge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baltazar Gallardo was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Bheemarasetti Sahota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan José Ferraro in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute Kulisaya Chaturvedi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Gallardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Guatemala's goal looked a bit too open when Kulisaya Chaturvedi came free, but Baltazar Gallardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bheemarasetti Sahota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Najarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Baltazar Gallardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge in the 66th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Guatemala's goal looked a bit too open when Dhritiman Judge came free, but Baltazar Gallardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazar Gallardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dhritiman Judge in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guatemala's goalkeeper Baltazar Gallardo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Josue Cortez hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Guatemala made a substitution. Marvin Salamanca replaced Josue Cortez. India's Vikram Dhaliwal was substituted for Kulisaya Chaturvedi. India's Harnek Agrawal was substituted for Dhritiman Judge. Guatemala made a substitution. Danilo Ocampo replaced Nelson Messias. In the 82nd minute, Josue Cortez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harnek Agrawal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Baltazar Gallardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harnek Agrawal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guatemala's Marvin Salamanca quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hariharan Jagur, made in the 90th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kutilagesa Sahni during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, India's Kutilagesa Sahni got a free kick in the 92nd minute. India's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.