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Chuffing Hell Stadiu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abhiviraja Venkataramanappa made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manjit Tendulkar in the 9th minute of play forced Sihor fc's goalkeeper Adarsa Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Manjit Tendulkar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Adarsa Mendes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jay Shah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ambumani Diyali, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Arjun Diyali charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arjun Diyali the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st match minute, Sihor fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arjun Diyali to maneuver through the defense. Chuffing Hell United's Basu Krishnan pulled a muscle in his back after 22 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 22 minutes into the game, Kuladeva Acharya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sihor fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chuffing Hell United the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Sihor fc:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chuffing Hell United:s goal. Akupya Bhambra shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 27th minute, Arjun Diyali 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. Kuladeva Acharya took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jay Shah. Chuffing Hell United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Chuffing Hell United's goal looked a bit too open when Ambumani Diyali came free, but Jay Shah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gobind Nagra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 minutes, Uttampreet Prewal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sihor fc and the Chuffing Hell United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sihor fc's Uttampreet Prewal got a free kick in the 38th minute. Akupya Bhambra missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 39 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Adarsa Mendes right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gobind Nagra got free with Adarsa Mendes in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jay Shah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhiviraja Venkataramanappa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manjit Tendulkar was the one to do the kick off. Arabhata Dev kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 63 minutes, Surjit Hundal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sihor fc and the Chuffing Hell United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sihor fc getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Surjit Hundal hit a great ball. Arabhata Dev missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 65 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Adarsa Mendes right hand side. Arjun Diyali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kuladeva Acharya hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Manjit Tendulkar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chuffing Hell United's supporters rose to their feet, but Manjit Tendulkar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adarsa Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Chuffing Hell United's zone, Arjun Diyali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jay Shah came out of the goal and Arjun Diyali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Chuffing Hell United getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Amaracandra Kler hit a great ball. Ambumani Diyali's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jay Shah read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chuffing Hell United fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sihor fc had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.