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Keighley Paadsrk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ashwini Warwaha started the match with the kick off. Keighley Citsdfy's Amrita Malhotra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashwini Warwaha in the 5th minute of play. Brhat Takhar took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amrita Malhotra. Amrita Malhotra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 8th minute Brhat Takhar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amrita Malhotra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sunita Yeddyurappa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apratiratha Deol in the 11th minute. Amrita Malhotra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harpratap Khaira in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kotisvara Sidhu in the 13th minute of play forced St Agnes's goalkeeper Sunita Yeddyurappa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes of play, Keighley Citsdfy's Apratiratha Deol made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sunita Yeddyurappa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the St Agnes defense, Kotisvara Sidhu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sunita Yeddyurappa. The St Agnes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sunita Yeddyurappa should have stopped the shot. When Kotisvara Sidhu came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Keighley Citsdfy 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 Kotisvara Sidhu couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in St Agnes's zone, Buddhajnana Dalel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sunita Yeddyurappa came out of the goal and Buddhajnana Dalel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Keighley Citsdfy's attack was well implemented in the 28th minute, but when Buddhajnana Dalel was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. With a little luck, St Agnes's Sunita Yeddyurappa got control of the ball when Buddhajnana Dalel tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kumarasamy Manjrekar during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes Keighley Citsdfy got a freekick which was hit by Kumarasamy Manjrekar. Amrita Malhotra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ashwini Warwaha in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Harpratap Khaira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Amrita Malhotra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brhat Takhar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amrita Malhotra having to interfere. In the 45th minute Harpratap Khaira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amrita Malhotra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ashwini Warwaha in the 46th minute of play forced Keighley Citsdfy's goalkeeper Amrita Malhotra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Kumarasamy Manjrekar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Keighley Citsdfy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kumarasamy Manjrekar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Buddhajnana Dalel to make the kick off. Buddhajnana Dalel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sunita Yeddyurappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Buddhajnana Dalel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, St Agnes's Ashwini Warwaha got a free kick in the 56th minute. Keighley Citsdfy's Amrita Malhotra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashwini Warwaha in the 59th minute of play. Ashwini Warwaha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Amrita Malhotra came out and tried to block the shot, but Ashwini Warwaha slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 62nd minute. Buddhajnana Dalel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sunita Yeddyurappa having to interfere. Sunita Yeddyurappa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kumarasamy Manjrekar in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Brhat Takhar made a precise shot to the right of Amrita Malhotra. Keighley Citsdfy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. With an all-out effort, St Agnes's Amrita Malhotra threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ashwini Warwaha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Brhat Takhar succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-5 in the 82nd playminute. After some careless play in the Keighley Citsdfy defense, Harpratap Khaira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amrita Malhotra. The Keighley Citsdfy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amrita Malhotra should have stopped the shot. In the 91st minute, Jajal Krishnan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amrita Malhotra made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Harpratap Khaira sent off a good shot on target. Harpratap Khaira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Amrita Malhotra made a huge save. The Keighley Citsdfy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching St Agnes's performance. The match ended with a win for St Agnes.