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Sowerby Bridge Stadi
Spectators: 6784 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 10) An unexpectedly hard shot by Kumaragupta Sokhey in the 5th minute of play forced Sowerby Bridge AFC's goalkeeper Rajkumar Dalel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kumaragupta Sokhey scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rajkumar Dalel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Bishop Stortford AFC's Amoghavajra Mundra got control of the ball when Srinivasiah Khandelwal tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 15 minutes, Arcita Chima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bishop Stortford AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arcita Chima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rajkumar Dalel 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 16th minute. In the 18th match minute, Bishop Stortford AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Srinivas Dindral to maneuver through the defense. Kumaragupta Sokhey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rajkumar Dalel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arcita Chima in the 31st minute of the match. If Ranjit Bhattacharya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Sowerby Bridge AFC booed when Bishop Stortford AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaivata Chahall didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Bishop Stortford AFC booed when Sowerby Bridge AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ranjit Bhattacharya didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bhadratmaja Kapoor took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rajkumar Dalel. Rajkumar Dalel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Ambaka Kumar charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ambaka Kumar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bishop Stortford AFC booed when Sowerby Bridge AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ambaka Kumar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Kumaragupta Sokhey 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ranjit Bhattacharya was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Arcita Chima 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranjit Bhattacharya in the 59th minute of play forced Bishop Stortford AFC's goalkeeper Amoghavajra Mundra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sowerby Bridge AFC! Ranjit Bhattacharya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anubodha Malhotra's late challenge caught a Sowerby Bridge AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anubodha Malhotra helped the player get up and apologised. After 74 played minutes Bishop Stortford AFC got a freekick which was hit by Anubodha Malhotra. Ranjit Bhattacharya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Amoghavajra Mundra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amoghavajra Mundra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ambaka Kumar, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The supporters of Sowerby Bridge AFC booed when Bishop Stortford AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mandip Diyali didn't get a good kick on the ball.