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Romaldkirk
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ravinder Sodhi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Basanta Sandhu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Poster FC and the Soccer Stars FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Basanta Sandhu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, Basanta Sandhu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the game, Kanvar Dutta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Devanayaka Kapani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Basanta Sandhu was shown his second yellow card after 10 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Manu Chhugani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palla Kumar in the 14th minute of play forced Soccer Stars FC's goalkeeper Devanayaka Kapani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Soccer Stars FC defense, Manu Chhugani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Devanayaka Kapani. The Soccer Stars FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Devanayaka Kapani should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Soccer Stars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Chhugani came free, but Devanayaka Kapani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palla Kumar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Devanayaka Kapani having to make a save. Devanayaka Kapani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manu Chhugani, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ravinder Sodhi in the 21st minute of play forced Poster FC's goalkeeper Jagadbala Aulakh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manu Chhugani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. Palla Kumar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. Manu Chhugani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. Devanayaka Kapani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palla Kumar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Manu Chhugani 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 Manu Chhugani in the 49th minute of play forced Soccer Stars FC's goalkeeper Devanayaka Kapani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manu Chhugani to make the kick off. When Manu Chhugani came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Poster FC 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 Manu Chhugani couldn't finish the play. Manu Chhugani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Manu Chhugani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poster FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. If Manu Chhugani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Poster FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Kanvar Dutta hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Soccer Stars FC's Budharatna Naik broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Kanvar Dutta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devanayaka Kapani having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Manu Chhugani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poster FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manu Chhugani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Devanayaka Kapani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd minute of the match, Manu Chhugani got a very nice opportunity to score, but Devanayaka Kapani was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Kanvar Dutta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Devanayaka Kapani made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Manu Chhugani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poster FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manu Chhugani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Devanayaka Kapani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kanvar Dutta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jagadbala Aulakh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gurumukha Sheikh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manu Chhugani might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Devanayaka Kapani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manu Chhugani ran back to his position shaking his head. Kalpana Rattu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Devanayaka Kapani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 98 minutes into the match, Manu Chhugani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Devanayaka Kapani. Soccer Stars FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manu Chhugani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Poster FC played a much better game than Soccer Stars FC and deserved their victory. The Soccer Stars FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.