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Lytham
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dharanija Padda got the match started through his kick off. When Dhyanesa Malhan fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lytham's protests and gave Dhyanesa Malhan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lytham's Harshal Sukhija got a free kick in the 7th minute. Lytham's Dhyanesa Malhan got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th match minute, Calcuta Athletic Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Balamitra Basrai to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Calcuta Athletic Rangers's zone, Abhay Bajwa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anupriya Varma came out of the goal and Abhay Bajwa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kapilan Khahera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Balachandar Dasgupta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dharanija Padda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lytham's Abhay Bajwa got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Kapilan Khahera made a precise shot to the right of Balachandar Dasgupta. Lytham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Calcuta Athletic Rangers's Kapilan Khahera got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dharanija Padda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Anantaram Upadhyay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Krishnamy Sabharwal during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Lytham:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Calcuta Athletic Rangers:s goal. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Calcuta Athletic Rangers. Dharanija Padda stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Balachandar Dasgupta. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jeman Venkataramanappa to strike the kick off in the second half. Dharanija Padda might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Balachandar Dasgupta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dharanija Padda ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 59th minute, Calcuta Athletic Rangers's Duleep Ghag dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Balachandar Dasgupta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kapilan Khahera in the 65th minute. Anupriya Varma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhay Bajwa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Kapilan Khahera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Calcuta Athletic Rangers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Lytham's Balachandar Dasgupta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Lytham from getting a goal against them. Dharanija Padda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Balachandar Dasgupta having to make a save. Kapilan Khahera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Lytham booed when Calcuta Athletic Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sanjay Krishnamurthy didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Calcuta Athletic Rangers's Dharanija Padda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Balachandar Dasgupta. That made the score 0-6 after 88 minutes of play. Dharanija Padda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Balachandar Dasgupta having to interfere. Balachandar Dasgupta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dharanija Padda in the 97th minute. Dharanija Padda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Lytham fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Calcuta Athletic Rangers were clearly better and deserved to take the win.