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Ickenham Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bharosa Chopra made the kick off and thus started the match. Amitayus Chaudhary made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirayu Shindi in the 2nd minute of play. The supporters of SIKKIM AFC booed when Ickenham FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaimangala Lyngdoh didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind SIKKIM AFC's goalkeeper Amritaksara Sodhi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Krishnan Turkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amritaksara Sodhi having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, SIKKIM AFC's goalkeeper Amritaksara Sodhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krishnan Turkar. Devarpana Beesla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Ickenham FC's Krishnan Turkar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amritaksara Sodhi 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 Bharosa Chopra in the 32nd minute of play. Krishnan Turkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amritaksara Sodhi having to interfere. After 34 minutes, Tirath Gore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SIKKIM AFC and the Ickenham FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ickenham FC booed when SIKKIM AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tirath Gore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cirayu Shindi kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Bharosa Chopra let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 38th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. The crowd rose to their feet as Bharosa Chopra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Amritaksara Sodhi. That made the score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Krishnan Turkar got free with Amritaksara Sodhi in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SIKKIM AFC's Amritaksara Sodhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bharosa Chopra in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

After a defensive mix-up in SIKKIM AFC's zone, Bharosa Chopra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amritaksara Sodhi came out of the goal and Bharosa Chopra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th minute, Krishnan Turkar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ickenham FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Amritaksara Sodhi came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Ickenham FC's Bharosa Chopra. But to his dismay, Bharosa Chopra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bharosa Chopra in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amritaksara Sodhi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amritaksara Sodhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krishnan Turkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Krishnan Turkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amritaksara Sodhi having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Bhrngara Pawar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SIKKIM AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ickenham FC the free kick. The supporters of Ickenham FC booed when SIKKIM AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bhrngara Pawar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Cirayu Shindi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SIKKIM AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ickenham FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, SIKKIM AFC's Cirayu Shindi got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute of the match Jaimangala Lyngdoh sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amritaksara Sodhi skillfully saved the ball. Krishnan Turkar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SIKKIM AFC's Amritaksara Sodhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bharosa Chopra in the 77th minute of play. Krishnan Turkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Amritaksara Sodhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Bharosa Chopra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amritaksara Sodhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Krishnan Turkar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ickenham FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After 87 played minutes SIKKIM AFC got a freekick which was hit by Adhvaryu Dango. In the 88th minute Krishnan Turkar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amritaksara Sodhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Krishnan Turkar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ickenham FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Krishnan Turkar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amritaksara Sodhi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tirath Gore hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Amitdhvaja Parmar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ickenham FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.