League

Hammersmith
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) patna fc's Arhana Desai got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Dutta Bangopadhyay fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hammersmith United's protests and gave Dutta Bangopadhyay a yellow card for diving instead. After 7 played minutes Hammersmith United got a freekick which was hit by Dutta Bangopadhyay. After 8 played minutes patna fc got a freekick which was hit by Adhira Mittal. Rajiv Japra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harsimran Salve having to interfere. When patna fc's Arhana Desai in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hammersmith United's goalie prevented a goal. Mina Tipnis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arhana Desai in the 17th minute of the match. Mina Tipnis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arhana Desai's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Himavalluka Nagra kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, patna fc's Anandita Chaha got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Hammersmith United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaganmani Malhotra to maneuver through the defense. patna fc's Arhana Desai got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hammersmith United! If Arhana Desai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Mina Tipnis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arhana Desai in the 52nd minute of play. After 52 minutes of play, patna fc's Arhana Desai made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mina Tipnis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th match minute, patna fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aryendra Agroia to maneuver through the defense. After 57 minutes, Anandita Chaha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the patna fc and the Hammersmith United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute of the match Anant Gaikwad shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Harsimran Salve showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hammersmith United's Mina Tipnis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Hammersmith United from getting a goal against them. Harsimran Salve showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Citvata Dalel in the 62nd minute of the match. Adhira Mittal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mina Tipnis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Hammersmith United's goal looked a bit too open when Arhana Desai came free, but Mina Tipnis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Anandita Chaha was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. Anandita Chaha hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Mina Tipnis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adhira Mittal in the 72nd minute. In the 78th minute, Aryendra Agroia 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. Aryendra Agroia struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Mina Tipnis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for patna fc. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Sewa Nijjar put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mina Tipnis. Adhira Mittal struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Mina Tipnis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for patna fc. In the 96th minute, Adhira Mittal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mina Tipnis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3.