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Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 60) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karmanya Mahal kicked off to start the match. Avinash Chaudhari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Paramveer Toor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Narinderjeet Mallik fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chelsea fc's protests and gave Narinderjeet Mallik a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7thth minute of the game Karmanya Mahal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelsea fc's Paramveer Toor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th match minute, Nantwich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isrita Joshi to maneuver through the defense. Avinash Chaudhari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Paramveer Toor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hari Paranjpe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Chelsea fc's Hari Paranjpe got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Guruprasad Khandelwal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paramveer Toor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karmanya Mahal in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Chelsea fc's goal looked a bit too open when Karmanya Mahal came free, but Paramveer Toor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jawaheer Rathore struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Dhupanravan Chana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chelsea fc. 31 minutes into the match, Chelsea fc's Hari Paranjpe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dhupanravan Chana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Avinash Chaudhari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Narinderjeet Mallik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paramveer Toor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karmanya Mahal, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Paramveer Toor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karmanya Mahal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Haricarana Rahul hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Dhupanravan Chana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jawaheer Rathore went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hari Paranjpe in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dhupanravan Chana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hari Paranjpe in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dhupanravan Chana saved Nantwich from getting behind. Dhupanravan Chana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jawaheer Rathore, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 84 played minutes, Chelsea fc's Ksitiksita Swamy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dhupanravan Chana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chelsea fc reached it. In the 85th match minute, Nantwich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isrita Joshi to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Nantwich's goal looked a bit too open when Hari Paranjpe came free, but Dhupanravan Chana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes in the game, Avinash Chaudhari fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Paramveer Toor having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Nantwich's Karmanya Mahal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paramveer Toor. Paramveer Toor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.