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Preston
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abhyudaya Rattu kicked off to start the match. 11 minutes into the match, Abhyudaya Rattu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isat Saxena. Preston's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abhyudaya Rattu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Isat Saxena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abhyudaya Rattu in the 19th minute of the match. Tollygunge Agragami's Claude Persoons proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Tollygunge Agragami from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abhyudaya Rattu in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isat Saxena saved Preston from getting behind. Harmandar Bajwa hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. With his leg Claude Persoons managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Preston's Ranjith Dambria fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abhyudaya Rattu in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isat Saxena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abhyudaya Rattu in the 35th minute of play forced Preston's goalkeeper Isat Saxena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Preston's Isat Saxena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abhyudaya Rattu in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abhyudaya Rattu in the 42nd minute of play forced Preston's goalkeeper Isat Saxena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute Abhyudaya Rattu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isat Saxena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Abhyudaya Rattu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abhyudaya Rattu in the 47th minute of play forced Preston's goalkeeper Isat Saxena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Tollygunge Agragami were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

54 minutes into the match, Abhyudaya Rattu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isat Saxena. Preston's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abhyudaya Rattu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Isat Saxena was a little too slow when Jagdish Kamle got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-4. Isat Saxena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhyudaya Rattu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 64 in the game by Abhyudaya Rattu from a close distance when the talented Isat Saxena managed to make a qualified save. Preston's players were relieved. In the 65th minute, Camikara Rama made a precise shot to the right of Claude Persoons. Tollygunge Agragami's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. A collision led to Preston getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kushwah Paranjpe hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abhyudaya Rattu in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isat Saxena saved Preston from getting behind. Claude Persoons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shyam Nahal, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Jagdish Kamle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isat Saxena made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Bhavasagara Dhamija sent off a good shot on target. Ranjith Dambria blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claude Persoons having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Abhyudaya Rattu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tollygunge Agragami's supporters rose to their feet, but Abhyudaya Rattu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isat Saxena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Abhyudaya Rattu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isat Saxena was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Preston's zone, Abhyudaya Rattu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isat Saxena came out of the goal and Abhyudaya Rattu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Tollygunge Agragami left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Preston.