National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dhritiman Judge started the match with the kick off. Kara Bhattacharya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Paradorn Todor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rajendran Kalra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Paradorn Todor made a huge save. In the 16th minute Odir Bautista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anyuna Parab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paradorn Todor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agnisinha Aulakh, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Paradorn Todor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Kara Bhattacharya's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Paradorn Todor firmly grabbed it by the left post. 30 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Kara Bhattacharya came free, but Paradorn Todor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dhritiman Judge in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paradorn Todor saved El Salvador from getting behind. 33 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goalkeeper Paradorn Todor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rajendran Kalra. In the 34th minute of the match, Agnisinha Aulakh tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paradorn Todor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 38th minute Raúl Quintanilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anyuna Parab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paradorn Todor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge in the 39th minute of play. India's Subhash Paranjpe was substituted for Dhritiman Judge. Kara Bhattacharya hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The India players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El Salvador were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maggi Gonzáles made a kick off. Agnisinha Aulakh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Maggi Gonzáles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anyuna Parab was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 68th match minute, India was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kara Bhattacharya to maneuver through the defense. El Salvador's Eliseo Guevara was substituted for Jaime Pineda. El Salvador made a substitution. Nelson Mendoza replaced Maggi Gonzáles. After a rather tough play, India's Kara Bhattacharya got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Salvadore Dinha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anyuna Parab. India's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Anyuna Parab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odir Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 85th minute, Swaraj Kahlon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, India's Anyuna Parab got control of the ball when Nelson Mendoza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paradorn Todor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Subhash Paranjpe in the 87th minute of the match. When India's Subhash Paranjpe in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. India's Anyuna Parab proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save India from getting a goal against them. The supporters of El Salvador booed when India was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kara Bhattacharya didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, India's Anyuna Parab got control of the ball when Nelson Mendoza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anyuna Parab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Mendoza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.