League

Southbourne
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Adisesan Ragi made the kick off and thus started the match. When Southbourne AFC's Adisesan Ragi in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stevenage AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Cidrupa Lell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Baladitya Sanghera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Southbourne AFC's Navjot Narindra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apiguna Bhardwaj in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adisesan Ragi in the 29th minute of play forced Stevenage AFC's goalkeeper Baladitya Sanghera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dhrstaka Chawla during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dhrstaka Chawla kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Cidrupa Lell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Southbourne AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cidrupa Lell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cidrupa Lell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Baladitya Sanghera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stevenage AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Adisesan Ragi 38 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the 40th match minute, Stevenage AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kanvala Chakrabarty to maneuver through the defense. If Cidrupa Lell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 52nd minute, Apiguna Bhardwaj 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. 55 minutes into the match, Apiguna Bhardwaj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Navjot Narindra. Southbourne AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apiguna Bhardwaj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A collision led to Stevenage AFC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Devidatta Samra hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Apiguna Bhardwaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Navjot Narindra made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Kartikeya Vadhwa sent off a good shot on target. Kartikeya Vadhwa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Navjot Narindra having to interfere. In the 76th minute Adisesan Ragi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baladitya Sanghera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apiguna Bhardwaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Navjot Narindra having to interfere. Kartikeya Vadhwa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Devidatta Samra charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Devidatta Samra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Devidatta Samra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Navjot Narindra made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Kartikeya Vadhwa sent off a good shot on target.