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Tavistock Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anasin Shetty made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Aparthiva Ahuja dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Devanayaka Kapani, 1-0. Tavistock's Anukula Sran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashok Chauhan in the 10th minute of play. Anukula Sran came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Soccer Stars FC's Ashok Chauhan. But to his dismay, Ashok Chauhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 17 minutes, Anubhavya Mehra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Soccer Stars FC and the Tavistock players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 17 played minutes Soccer Stars FC got a freekick which was hit by Anubhavya Mehra. After a rather tough play, Soccer Stars FC's Budharatna Naik got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Aparthiva Ahuja managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tavistock's supporters rose to their feet, but Aparthiva Ahuja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Devanayaka Kapani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Devanayaka Kapani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aparthiva Ahuja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th play minute Anasin Shetty came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Devanayaka Kapani. 2-1. If Aparthiva Ahuja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ashok Chauhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Anukula Sran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th match minute, Tavistock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harmandar Madhusudan to maneuver through the defense. Aparthiva Ahuja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anasin Shetty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aparthiva Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Ashok Chauhan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jagara Solanki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Soccer Stars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Aparthiva Ahuja's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Devanayaka Kapani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Aparthiva Ahuja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aparthiva Ahuja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th minute, Anasin Shetty got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 72 minutes, Harmandar Madhusudan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tavistock and the Soccer Stars FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Tavistock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harmandar Madhusudan to maneuver through the defense. The Tavistock fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Tavistock's Anasin Shetty looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 80 minutes into the match, Tavistock's Aparthiva Ahuja sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Devanayaka Kapani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Buddhajnana Mandal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aparthiva Ahuja struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Devanayaka Kapani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tavistock. Aparthiva Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. When Buddhajnana Mandal came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Tavistock 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 Buddhajnana Mandal couldn't finish the play. Aparthiva Ahuja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Devanayaka Kapani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Budharatna Naik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.