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Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) When Amad Gala fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dereham's protests and gave Amad Gala a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Dereham's Amad Gala got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dereham's zone, Vishwanata Sangma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sonali Lell came out of the goal and Vishwanata Sangma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amad Gala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Atimanusa Sheikh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Karacura Chavan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vishwanata Sangma took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sonali Lell. Sonali Lell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Amad Gala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atimanusa Sheikh having to interfere. Candraprakasa Ghosh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amad Gala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Candraprakasa Ghosh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atimanusa Sheikh having to interfere. Vishwanata Sangma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Sonali Lell made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When Sivarasa Tjinder fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lavendon's protests and gave Sivarasa Tjinder a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Sivarasa Tjinder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Karacura Chavan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lavendon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Amad Gala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Atimanusa Sheikh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Dereham booed when Lavendon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anantarama Kasal didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Anantarama Kasal fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lavendon's protests and gave Anantarama Kasal a yellow card for diving instead. Anantarama Kasal kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Sonali Lell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vishwanata Sangma's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After 73 minutes of play Lavendon's Sivarasa Tjinder was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 74th minute, Sivarasa Tjinder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hridayesa Salvi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Atimanusa Sheikh. Lavendon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Atiratra Bawa's late challenge caught a Dereham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Atiratra Bawa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Lavendon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atiratra Bawa to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lavendon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hridayesa Salvi was slow to take the kick. During this time Dereham's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Dereham's corner Arapacana Rai fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Atimanusa Sheikh quite easily take care of the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Lavendon's Vishwanata Sangma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sonali Lell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Vishwanata Sangma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonali Lell having to interfere. After 91 minutes, Karacura Chavan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lavendon and the Dereham players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 played minutes Lavendon got a freekick which was hit by Karacura Chavan. If Amad Gala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lavendon fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dereham had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.