League

Nantwich
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karmanya Mahal got the match started through his kick off. Haricarana Rahul kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Isrita Joshi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Snakes & Foxes's Amitdhvaja Sahni tried to score from far away in the 12th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Isrita Joshi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Hitesin Modi sped through Nantwich's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dhupanravan Chana. Avinash Chaudhari's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iladhara Dango read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Nantwich's Karmanya Mahal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iladhara Dango. That made the score 1-1 after 21 minutes of play. When Govind Sahu fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Snakes & Foxes's protests and gave Govind Sahu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Snakes & Foxes's Govind Sahu got a free kick in the 26th minute. Avinash Chaudhari's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Iladhara Dango skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Snakes & Foxes's goalkeeper Iladhara Dango, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Hitesin Modi 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. Iladhara Dango made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Guruprasad Khandelwal sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot by Guruprasad Khandelwal from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Iladhara Dango's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Avinash Chaudhari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Iladhara Dango tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Harsavardhana Chavan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karmanya Mahal in the 54th minute of play forced Snakes & Foxes's goalkeeper Iladhara Dango to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karmanya Mahal in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iladhara Dango saved Snakes & Foxes from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harsavardhana Chavan in the 59th minute of play forced Nantwich's goalkeeper Dhupanravan Chana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karmanya Mahal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Iladhara Dango tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iladhara Dango didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Avinash Chaudhari went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 77 minutes into the match, Hitesin Modi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dhupanravan Chana. Nantwich's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hitesin Modi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 79th match minute, Snakes & Foxes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anantharaman Rajput to maneuver through the defense. Avinash Chaudhari blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iladhara Dango having to make a save. Snakes & Foxes's Iladhara Dango played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avinash Chaudhari in the 89th minute of play. The Snakes & Foxes players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Nantwich from taking control. The game ends in a draw.