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Estadio de आलू पराठा
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kumaragupta Sokhey got the match started through his kick off. Citrabhuta Thapa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amoghavajra Mundra having to interfere. If Kumaragupta Sokhey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kumaragupta Sokhey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SIKKIM AFC were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Bishop Stortford AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Shripati Chhugani took the corner. Shripati Chhugani made a great header on SIKKIM AFC's corner, it was just that Bishop Stortford AFC's Amoghavajra Mundra managed to reach the ball for a save. 29 minutes into the match, SIKKIM AFC's Citrabhuta Thapa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amoghavajra Mundra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SIKKIM AFC's Amritaksara Sodhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arcita Chima in the 31st minute of play. Arcita Chima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Amritaksara Sodhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Bishop Stortford AFC's zone, Devarpana Beesla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amoghavajra Mundra came out of the goal and Devarpana Beesla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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. Citrabhuta Thapa was the one to do the kick off. Amritaksara Sodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kumaragupta Sokhey in the 54th minute of the match. Amritaksara Sodhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kumaragupta Sokhey, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Amritaksara Sodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kumaragupta Sokhey in the 63rd minute of the match. Devarpana Beesla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amoghavajra Mundra having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Devarpana Beesla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amoghavajra Mundra was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Bhadratmaja Kapoor's late challenge caught a SIKKIM AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bhadratmaja Kapoor helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bishop Stortford AFC's Bhadratmaja Kapoor got a free kick in the 77th minute. SIKKIM AFC's Amritaksara Sodhi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save SIKKIM AFC from getting a goal against them. Kumaragupta Sokhey was extremely unlucky when he, in the 83rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Amritaksara Sodhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bhadratmaja Kapoor in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Devarpana Beesla notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Bishop Stortford AFC's Amoghavajra Mundra. Amoghavajra Mundra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Bishop Stortford AFC defense, Bhrngara Pawar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amoghavajra Mundra. The Bishop Stortford AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amoghavajra Mundra should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bishop Stortford AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SIKKIM AFC.