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Match Report
Newton Abbot Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lakshmana Bhachu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Komal Shergill having to interfere. Cottingham City's Gunavata Sahni got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Cottingham City's Lakshmana Bhachu in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Newton Abbot's goalie prevented a goal. Komal Shergill didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lakshmana Bhachu went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Lakshmana Bhachu sped through Newton Abbot's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Komal Shergill. In the 33rd match minute, Newton Abbot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasant Deshmukh to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Newton Abbot defense, Lakshmana Bhachu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Komal Shergill. The Newton Abbot fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Komal Shergill should have stopped the shot. If Gunavata Sahni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Lakshmana Bhachu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cottingham City's supporters rose to their feet, but Lakshmana Bhachu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Komal Shergill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lakshmana Bhachu to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Gunavata Sahni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cottingham City's supporters rose to their feet, but Gunavata Sahni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Komal Shergill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 69 minutes, Patveer Gore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Newton Abbot and the Cottingham City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Komal Shergill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakshmana Bhachu in the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cottingham City's Bahuvida Lell got a free kick in the 74th minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Krpana Chaha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newton Abbot's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krpana Chaha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 79 played minutes Lakshmana Bhachu rounded Newton Abbot's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. Krpana Chaha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antarjot Pandey having to interfere. Dalajita Sohota's late challenge caught a Newton Abbot's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalajita Sohota helped the player get up and apologised. Antarjot Pandey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amrapali Ghuman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, Jagatprakasa Khahera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cottingham City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Newton Abbot the free kick. In the 89th minute, Jagatprakasa Khahera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gunavata Sahni got free with Komal Shergill in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 96 in the game by Gunavata Sahni from a close distance when the talented Komal Shergill managed to make a qualified save. Newton Abbot's players were relieved. Cottingham City's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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