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St Agnes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Çağdaş Ronaldinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Attilio Vettori was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Castletown City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St Agnes the free kick. Attilio Vettori kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ashwini Warwaha might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferdinando Serafini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ashwini Warwaha ran back to his position shaking his head. Sunita Yeddyurappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çağdaş Ronaldinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Castletown City's Çağdaş Ronaldinho got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes Castletown City got a freekick which was hit by Mina Dalvi. When Brhat Takhar came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the St Agnes 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 Brhat Takhar couldn't finish the play. After 16 minutes of play, Castletown City's Çağdaş Ronaldinho made it 0-2 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! In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Castletown City's goalkeeper Ferdinando Serafini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Harpratap Khaira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ferdinando Serafini. That made the score 1-2 in the 20 minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Castletown City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hardev Chattha to maneuver through the defense. Ashwini Warwaha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Serafini having to interfere. After 26 played minutes St Agnes got a freekick which was hit by Mohinder Sharma. A collision led to St Agnes getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Harpratap Khaira hit a great ball. Sunita Yeddyurappa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Attilio Vettori went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Brhat Takhar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferdinando Serafini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Ferdinando Serafini was a little too slow when Harpratap Khaira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ashwini Warwaha made a kick off. Ferdinando Serafini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harpratap Khaira, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Ferdinando Serafini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brhat Takhar went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in St Agnes's zone, Hardev Chattha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sunita Yeddyurappa came out of the goal and Hardev Chattha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Hardev Chattha fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Castletown City's protests and gave Hardev Chattha a yellow card for diving instead. After 62 played minutes Castletown City got a freekick which was hit by Hardev Chattha. If Brhat Takhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hardev Chattha hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 72 played minutes St Agnes got a freekick which was hit by Devanabha Verma. 74 minutes into the game, Brhat Takhar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Ferdinando Serafini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Çağdaş Ronaldinho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sunita Yeddyurappa. That made the score 4-4 in the 84 minute of play. In the 86th minute, Nihal Sran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Attilio Vettori in the 87th minute really tested Sunita Yeddyurappa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to St Agnes getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Harpratap Khaira hit a great ball. Çağdaş Ronaldinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 91 played minutes Castletown City got a freekick which was hit by Hardev Chattha. In the 96th minute, Harpratap Khaira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ferdinando Serafini was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-4. St Agnes were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Castletown City for a fine match.