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Tadcaster Park
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Kerala FC's Avisa Choudhary started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fatehpal Agarwal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jasalina Sohal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Baladhika Lachenpa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ksayata Denhoy kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kerala FC's Amritaprabha Beesla got a free kick in the 19th minute. When Sandown's Jasalina Sohal in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kerala FC's goalie prevented a goal. Baladhika Lachenpa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Fatehpal Agarwal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasalina Sohal in the 35th minute of play forced Kerala FC's goalkeeper Fatehpal Agarwal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th match minute, Kerala FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ksayata Denhoy to maneuver through the defense. Sandown's Radhakrishnan Balil couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 37th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kerala FC. If Jasalina Sohal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Avisa Choudhary had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jasalina Sohal made a kick off. When Baladhika Lachenpa came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Sandown 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 Baladhika Lachenpa couldn't finish the play. Sandown's Jasalina Sohal got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fatehpal Agarwal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahvana Pahwa in the 61st minute of play. Fatehpal Agarwal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baladhika Lachenpa in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Kerala FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jasalina Sohal came free, but Fatehpal Agarwal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baladhika Lachenpa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Sandown's Sriram Basu got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ahvana Pahwa's late challenge caught a Kerala FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahvana Pahwa helped the player get up and apologised. After 69 played minutes Sandown got a freekick which was hit by Ahvana Pahwa. Ashok Warwaha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arumugham Bhardwaj in the 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kerala FC's Ksayata Denhoy got a free kick in the 72nd minute. A hard shot by Radhakrishnan Balil from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Fatehpal Agarwal's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience was convinced that Avisa Choudhary's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ashok Warwaha was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. The Kerala FC fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Kerala FC's Arumugham Bhardwaj 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Baladhika Lachenpa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Fatehpal Agarwal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jasalina Sohal had several of the Kerala FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 88 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Fatehpal Agarwal as he didn't even see the shot coming. 93 minutes into the match, Kerala FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jasalina Sohal came free, but Fatehpal Agarwal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Avisa Choudhary sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Kerala FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.