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Thrybergh Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jang Padda kicked off to start the match. Aksata Sihota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Durvarana Dalvi's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Avita Lally sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Durvarana Dalvi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harwich fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The Harwich fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Harwich's Durvarana Dalvi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jang Padda in the 16th minute of play forced Harwich's goalkeeper Amodin Bhasin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th match minute, Thrybergh FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adisisira Takhar to maneuver through the defense. Aksata Sihota didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Durvarana Dalvi went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 25 minutes of play, Harwich's Durvarana Dalvi made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aksata Sihota was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th match minute, Thrybergh FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aswathanarayana Chandha to maneuver through the defense. Durvarana Dalvi spun around in front of the goal 30 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Thrybergh FC's goal. After a defensive mix-up in Thrybergh FC's zone, Arhat Patiala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aksata Sihota came out of the goal and Arhat Patiala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aksata Sihota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durvarana Dalvi, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Durvarana Dalvi in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aksata Sihota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd minute Durvarana Dalvi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aksata Sihota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 44 minutes, Daksapati Kishore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harwich's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daksapati Kishore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute, one of Harwich:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Harwich. After the first half Harwich were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Aksata Sihota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Durvarana Dalvi's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After some careless play in the Harwich defense, Vasan Shahraj kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amodin Bhasin. The Harwich fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amodin Bhasin should have stopped the shot. Durvarana Dalvi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Durvarana Dalvi in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aksata Sihota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aksata Sihota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siddharth Kumar in the 65th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Harwich's Siddharth Kumar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aksata Sihota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. Aksata Sihota was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Siddharth Kumar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Siddharth Kumar really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Durvarana Dalvi took a quick shot and it went in 2-7 without a chance for Aksata Sihota to make any attempt to save it. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Thrybergh FC's goalkeeper Aksata Sihota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Katriyar Dambria during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Harwich getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Katriyar Dambria hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, Harwich's goal looked a bit too open when Kirtimaya Chaha came free, but Amodin Bhasin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Harwich's zone, Jang Padda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amodin Bhasin came out of the goal and Jang Padda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aksata Sihota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Durvarana Dalvi in the 87th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Harwich's Durvarana Dalvi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aksata Sihota. That made the score 2-8 after 90 minutes of play. After 93 played minutes Thrybergh FC got a freekick which was hit by Vasan Shahraj. Aksata Sihota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Durvarana Dalvi's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. After 99 played minutes Harwich got a freekick which was hit by Katriyar Dambria. The Thrybergh FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Harwich were clearly better and deserved to take the win.