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Eruvunda Sports Comp
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Asokavardhana Sharma kicked off to start the match. Acananas Kaal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wanborough's Avatsara Sagoo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asokavardhana Sharma in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Asokavardhana Sharma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avatsara Sagoo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Ekachit Dube made a precise shot to the right of Rajkumar Nagra. Eruvunda FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Eruvunda FC's Amandip Saxena shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 17th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Avatsara Sagoo but with some difficulty. Eruvunda FC's Rajkumar Nagra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bhumat Rane in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekachit Dube in the 28th minute of play forced Eruvunda FC's goalkeeper Rajkumar Nagra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Ekachit Dube who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eruvunda FC's Rajkumar Nagra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Wanborough's zone, Asokavardhana Sharma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avatsara Sagoo came out of the goal and Asokavardhana Sharma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kajal Kasal kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Rajkumar Nagra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bhumat Rane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bhumat Rane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rajkumar Nagra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ekachit Dube to strike the kick off in the second half. Bhumat Rane scored 0-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rajkumar Nagra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Asokavardhana Sharma came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Eruvunda FC 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 Asokavardhana Sharma couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute, Bhumat Rane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wanborough fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ekachit Dube fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rajkumar Nagra having to interfere. In the 74th minute Acananas Kaal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avatsara Sagoo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Wanborough's Bhumat Rane ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rajkumar Nagra. Rajkumar Nagra yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Ekachit Dube fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rajkumar Nagra having to interfere. Bhumat Rane kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 80thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Eruvunda FC's keeper Rajkumar Nagra was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 83 minutes into the match, Eruvunda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ekachit Dube came free, but Rajkumar Nagra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bhumat Rane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Rajkumar Nagra made a huge save. Bhumat Rane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rajkumar Nagra having to interfere. Bhumat Rane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Rajkumar Nagra made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ekachit Dube in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rajkumar Nagra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wanborough played a much better game than Eruvunda FC and deserved their victory. The Eruvunda FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.