National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Long Peng Chao made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Samuele Longo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gul Baweja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Samuele Longo in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gul Baweja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Šućo Okaemov made a great header on China's corner, it was just that India's Gul Baweja managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Long Peng Chao in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gul Baweja saved India from getting behind. Gul Baweja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Long Peng Chao's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute Samuele Longo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gul Baweja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. India's Gul Baweja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Long Peng Chao in the 12th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Long Peng Chao in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gul Baweja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute Samuele Longo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gul Baweja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 何西博 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amoghadarsana Murthy in the 18th minute. Long Peng Chao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gul Baweja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Long Peng Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. China were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after India's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 柯青适 took the corner. Gul Baweja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Peng Chao in the 25th minute of the match. After some careless play in the China defense, Amoghadarsana Murthy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 何西博. The China fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 何西博 should have stopped the shot. Gul Baweja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Long Peng Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Gul Baweja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Long Peng Chao went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Gul Baweja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Peng Chao in the 34th minute of the match. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by India's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 柯青适 was slow to take the kick. During this time China's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of India's goalie and right to Yu Yu Lang. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. India's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amoghadarsana Murthy to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, India's Anakranta Rudrappa got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Long Peng Chao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gul Baweja was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. When China's Long Peng Chao in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye India's goalie prevented a goal. 何西博 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amoghadarsana Murthy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, China's Long Peng Chao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gul Baweja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of India booed when China was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. 陆卫建 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Amoghadarsana Murthy managed to get in a good position for a shot. India's supporters rose to their feet, but Amoghadarsana Murthy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 何西博 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When China's Long Peng Chao in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye India's goalie prevented a goal. Long Peng Chao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Gul Baweja made a huge save. India's Gul Baweja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save India from getting a goal against them. Long Peng Chao who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Gul Baweja when he managed to save the team from getting behind. India's Gul Baweja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuele Longo in the 74th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, India's goalkeeper Gul Baweja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuele Longo. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind India's goalkeeper Gul Baweja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Samuele Longo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. India made a substitution. Baladitya Dasgupta replaced Prabhu Agarwal. India made a substitution. Bhaisora Shrivastav replaced Jyotiprakasa Kapur. China's Shao De Bin was substituted for Long Peng Chao. In the 83rd match minute, India was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dharmottara Chawla to maneuver through the defense. Shao De Bin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Gul Baweja made a huge save. In the 91st minute of the match China got a corner. India's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 柯青适 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in 柯青适 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but India's Gul Baweja did a great save. In the 95th minute, China's Shao De Bin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched China eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.