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Forest Hill
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anantadeva Bhatt kicked off to start the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Anantadeva Bhatt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forest Hill's Avanipala Pujari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Forest Hill's zone, Anantadeva Bhatt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avanipala Pujari came out of the goal and Anantadeva Bhatt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chitleen Malhotra in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Avanipala Pujari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anantadeva Bhatt might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Avanipala Pujari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anantadeva Bhatt ran back to his position shaking his head. Kuppuswamy Tjinder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dayaram Vurghese in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Dhanirama Theunuo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Andover's Kuppuswamy Tjinder. Kuppuswamy Tjinder was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Chitleen Malhotra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andover's Kuppuswamy Tjinder proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Andover from getting a goal against them. After 31 played minutes Andover got a freekick which was hit by Bhuvaneswary Sagoo. In the 32nd minute, one of Andover:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Andover. The goalkeeper, Kuppuswamy Tjinder, was totally fooled by Forest Hill's Jaspal Laungani, who 34 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Anantadeva Bhatt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Avanipala Pujari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41stth minute of the game Anantadeva Bhatt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forest Hill's Avanipala Pujari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Forest Hill's Avanipala Pujari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chitleen Malhotra in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Aviklava Khatter was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Forest Hill's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Andover the free kick. In the 43rd match minute, Forest Hill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aviklava Khatter to maneuver through the defense. Avanipala Pujari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anantadeva Bhatt in the 44th minute of the match. When Andover's Chitleen Malhotra in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Forest Hill's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Anantadeva Bhatt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Andover's supporters rose to their feet, but Anantadeva Bhatt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Avanipala Pujari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

55 minutes into the match, Forest Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Anantadeva Bhatt came free, but Avanipala Pujari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Avanipala Pujari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chitleen Malhotra in the 56th minute. Chitleen Malhotra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Avanipala Pujari read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Chitleen Malhotra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avanipala Pujari having to interfere. The long shot by Avariyas Sran in the 72nd minute really tested Avanipala Pujari's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Andover's Kuppuswamy Tjinder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dayaram Vurghese in the 73rd minute of play. If Chitleen Malhotra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75thth minute of the game Anantadeva Bhatt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forest Hill's Avanipala Pujari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Chitleen Malhotra came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Andover fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chitleen Malhotra couldn't finish the play. When Anantadeva Bhatt came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Andover fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anantadeva Bhatt couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Forest Hill getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Abhiruci Das hit a great ball. Anubhava Kale, 86 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Chitleen Malhotra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Avanipala Pujari made a huge save. The supporters of Andover booed when Forest Hill was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abhiruci Das didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dayaram Vurghese received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Kuppuswamy Tjinder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Andover's zone, Dhanirama Theunuo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kuppuswamy Tjinder came out of the goal and Dhanirama Theunuo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.