League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arcat Chahil started the match with the kick off. Arcat Chahil hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Arcat Chahil 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Isan Khanna managed to get in a good position for a shot. HYDERABAD SULTANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Isan Khanna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ikroop Lal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Naginderjit Varghese made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kamasrama Shahraj in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute, Arcat Chahil 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. HYDERABAD SULTANS's Naginderjit Varghese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ana Dias in the 19th minute of play. Isan Khanna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Naginderjit Varghese made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Kamasrama Shahraj sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute of the match, Abhranaga Kadam tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Naginderjit Varghese saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Naginderjit Varghese made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Krishnan Hira sent off a good shot on target. Abhranaga Kadam's late challenge caught a HYDERABAD SULTANS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abhranaga Kadam helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Abhranaga Kadam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Arcat Chahil 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. Amitabha Pradhan charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amitabha Pradhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, HYDERABAD SULTANS's Naginderjit Varghese got control of the ball when Abhranaga Kadam tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Isan Khanna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Naginderjit Varghese made an important save on a dangerous shot by Harjit Mahal in the 45th minute. Kamasrama Shahraj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naginderjit Varghese having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abhranaga Kadam was the one to do the kick off. Kamasrama Shahraj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naginderjit Varghese having to interfere. Abhranaga Kadam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Naginderjit Varghese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sham Chakma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. HYDERABAD SULTANS's Naginderjit Varghese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamasrama Shahraj in the 59th minute of play. Naginderjit Varghese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sham Chakma in the 60th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Abhranaga Kadam 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. Naginderjit Varghese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sham Chakma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naginderjit Varghese stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sham Chakma's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute Abhranaga Kadam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naginderjit Varghese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Krishnan Hira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Isan Khanna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Despite being the better team, Luv de Lasan failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.