Hall Of Mirrors
Spectators: 7656 (Terracing: 5791,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 90) Dattatreya Kulkarni made the kick off and thus started the match. Kashyap Chakma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, Elementalists's goal looked a bit too open when Vasant Malhotra came free, but Sridhar Shetty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edhita Wahlia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dattatreya Kulkarni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Agnibija Malhotra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hyper United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elementalists the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Hyper United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Elementalists:s goal. Amish Lamichaney shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Edhita Wahlia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dattatreya Kulkarni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kashyap Chakma fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elementalists's protests and gave Kashyap Chakma a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Elementalists's Kashyap Chakma got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasant Malhotra in the 24th minute of play forced Elementalists's goalkeeper Sridhar Shetty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Hyper United's goal looked a bit too open when Sukhcharan Sukhija came free, but Edhita Wahlia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dattatreya Kulkarni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edhita Wahlia was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Harmage Khatri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Edhita Wahlia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Jayakumar Multani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elementalists's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jayakumar Multani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Balasalin Deol kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vasant Malhotra to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Harmage Khatri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elementalists's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harmage Khatri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Dattatreya Kulkarni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edhita Wahlia was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Elementalists's Dattatreya Kulkarni got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaswinder Bhangu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Sridhar Shetty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dattatreya Kulkarni in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edhita Wahlia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sukhcharan Sukhija might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edhita Wahlia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sukhcharan Sukhija ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 68th minute, Satbir Samran 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 careless play in the Hyper United defense, Dattatreya Kulkarni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edhita Wahlia. The Hyper United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edhita Wahlia should have stopped the shot. In the 80th match minute, Elementalists was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kashyap Chakma to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Harmage Khatri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elementalists's supporters rose to their feet, but Harmage Khatri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edhita Wahlia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Sukhcharan Sukhija managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elementalists's supporters rose to their feet, but Sukhcharan Sukhija was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edhita Wahlia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Basanta Kohli's late challenge caught a Hyper United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basanta Kohli helped the player get up and apologised. Sridhar Shetty made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Chananjeet Dua sent off a good shot on target. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Elementalists! Sridhar Shetty went to the wrong direction when Chananjeet Dua was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Sridhar Shetty took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasant Malhotra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Elementalists's Dattatreya Kulkarni got a free kick in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Elementalists had played much better football throughout.
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