League

Cottered Park
Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 0) Adri Kang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jayprakash Ghai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jayprakash Ghai in the 5th minute of play forced Cottered United's goalkeeper Adri Kang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aparaditya Mathur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gurpreet Sengupta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Buddhadatta Vaidya got free with Aparaditya Mathur in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Buddhadatta Vaidya came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Cottered United 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 Buddhadatta Vaidya couldn't finish the play. Gurpreet Sengupta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aparaditya Mathur read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Buddhadatta Vaidya got free with Aparaditya Mathur in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute Gurpreet Sengupta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aparaditya Mathur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Devapalita Mathur kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Aparaditya Mathur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gurpreet Sengupta in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Cottered United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gurpreet Sengupta to maneuver through the defense. Jayprakash Ghai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adri Kang having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Cottered United's goal looked a bit too open when Kulabhusana Bisla came free, but Adri Kang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Gurpreet Sengupta made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, The Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Gurpreet Sengupta came free, but Aparaditya Mathur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aparaditya Mathur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gurpreet Sengupta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Harinder Barmi fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cottered United's protests and gave Harinder Barmi a yellow card for diving instead. Devapalita Mathur didn't quite understand what happened when in the 58 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Adri Kang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kulabhusana Bisla in the 61st minute. If Jayprakash Ghai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Cottered United getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Kavibhusana Chawla hit a great ball. If Kulabhusana Bisla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Cottered United defense, Kulabhusana Bisla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adri Kang. The Cottered United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adri Kang should have stopped the shot. Buddhadatta Vaidya might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aparaditya Mathur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Buddhadatta Vaidya ran back to his position shaking his head. Aparaditya Mathur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buddhadatta Vaidya in the 98th minute of the match.