League

Keelby Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Portsmouth's Bimbaka Parmar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th minute, Subhadran Sachdev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Abhinava Virk, passed just outside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Subhadran Sachdev got free with Abhinava Virk in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Asamati Thakkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Abhinava Virk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Subhadran Sachdev came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Keelby City 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 Subhadran Sachdev couldn't finish the play. Abhranaga Maheshwari charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abhranaga Maheshwari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th match minute, Portsmouth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abhranaga Maheshwari to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Keelby City's goalkeeper Agrima Brara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Krsniya Sikand during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Krsniya Sikand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Asamati Thakkar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abhinava Virk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Subhadran Sachdev in the 30th minute. Abhinava Virk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asamati Thakkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Keelby City's Agrima Brara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bimbaka Parmar in the 37th minute of play. Abhinava Virk acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 40th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Anuvrata Khalsa. In the 43rd minute, Inderjit Gala 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. Asamati Thakkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abhinava Virk having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Asamati Thakkar was the one to do the kick off. Abhinava Virk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Subhadran Sachdev in the 51st minute of play. The Keelby City fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Keelby City's Subhadran Sachdev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Abhinava Virk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asamati Thakkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Abhinava Virk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asamati Thakkar's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 63 minutes in the game, Bimbaka Parmar fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Agrima Brara having to interfere. After 66 minutes, Arul Rao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portsmouth and the Keelby City players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Portsmouth getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Arul Rao hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Keelby City's Inderjit Gala got a free kick in the 68th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Subhadran Sachdev in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abhinava Virk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 71 minutes into the game, Asamati Thakkar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Abhinava Virk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Janakiraman Vadhwa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Subhadran Sachdev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Abhinava Virk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Asamati Thakkar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Keelby City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Agrima Brara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bimbaka Parmar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agrima Brara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhranaga Maheshwari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asamati Thakkar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abhinava Virk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Keelby City's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.