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Swinton Park
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) Kakunda Pant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adhira Mattu's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 14 minutes into the game, one of Swinton:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Ultimate United FC a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Massem Mondol, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Swinton's Kakunda Pant. 0-1. Brahmamurti Ram hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Brahmamurti Ram kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Ultimate United FC's Massem Mondol broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Adhira Mattu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arul Sihota's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kakunda Pant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adhira Mattu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kakunda Pant was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Teju Chaddha fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Candrajita Krishnan, passed just outside the right post. Edhas Powar charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edhas Powar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th match minute, Ultimate United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edhas Powar to maneuver through the defense. Swinton's Kakunda Pant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arul Sihota in the 32nd minute of play. Kakunda Pant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adhira Mattu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Devavesman Krishnan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kakunda Pant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arul Sihota in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Adhira Mattu made a precise shot to the right of Kakunda Pant. Swinton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teju Chaddha to make the kick off. Guruswamy Sehgal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Candrajita Krishnan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teju Chaddha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guruswamy Sehgal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Candrajita Krishnan having to interfere. When Adhira Mattu came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ultimate United FC 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 Adhira Mattu couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Swinton's goal looked a bit too open when Edhas Powar came free, but Kakunda Pant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brahmamurti Ram kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Arul Sihota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kakunda Pant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Brahmamurti Ram was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Swinton's Brahmamurti Ram got a free kick in the 71st minute. Kakunda Pant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arul Sihota's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Ultimate United FC's Adhira Mattu got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Adhira Mattu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arul Sihota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The long shot by Janaswami Sutantar in the 90th minute really tested Kakunda Pant's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jayalakshm Pujari's late challenge caught a Ultimate United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jayalakshm Pujari helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th match minute, Swinton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jayalakshm Pujari to maneuver through the defense. Adhira Mattu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.