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Frisco Bay
Spectators: 9261 (Terracing: 6947, Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 184) Lall Chohan made the kick off and thus started the match. Armin Di Matteo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lall Chohan in the 4th minute of play. Armin Di Matteo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasantha Rathod, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anandaghana Malhan's late challenge caught a NAGALAND FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anandaghana Malhan helped the player get up and apologised. Frisco Panthers's Anandaghana Malhan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 10th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Narinderpal Deol but with some difficulty. After 13 played minutes Eduardo Rodriguez rounded NAGALAND FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 18th minute Vasantha Rathod shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Di Matteo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Lall Chohan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armin Di Matteo. Frisco Panthers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lall Chohan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Frisco Panthers's zone, Lall Chohan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armin Di Matteo came out of the goal and Lall Chohan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Frisco Panthers's zone, Amarajota Jain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armin Di Matteo came out of the goal and Amarajota Jain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Narinderpal Deol came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Frisco Panthers's Luisinho Proença. But to his dismay, Luisinho Proença quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. NAGALAND FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Eduardo Rodriguez scored to the left of an out of position Narinderpal Deol, making the score, 3-1. Armin Di Matteo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amarajota Jain, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. NAGALAND FC's Narinderpal Deol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Rodriguez in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute Amarajota Jain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Di Matteo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lall Chohan came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the NAGALAND 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 Lall Chohan couldn't finish the play. Uttamleen Parab kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 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 Luisinho Proença made a kick off. If Amarajota Jain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Frisco Panthers getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Uttamleen Parab hit a great ball. Lall Chohan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frisco Panthers's Armin Di Matteo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Frisco Panthers from getting a goal against them. NAGALAND FC's Narinderpal Deol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aparaditya Khaira in the 63rd minute of play. Narinderpal Deol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aparaditya Khaira, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Frisco Panthers's zone, Lall Chohan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armin Di Matteo came out of the goal and Lall Chohan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anandaghana Malhan hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Uttamleen Parab took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narinderpal Deol. Narinderpal Deol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Gopalakrishna Bahia charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gopalakrishna Bahia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th match minute, Frisco Panthers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gopalakrishna Bahia to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute NAGALAND FC were awarded a corner. Lall Chohan went to the cornerflag to take it. NAGALAND FC's Narinderpal Deol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Rodriguez in the 80th minute of play. Serginho Cavalcante took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narinderpal Deol. Narinderpal Deol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. After 89 played minutes NAGALAND FC got a freekick which was hit by Amarajota Jain. In the 92nd minute, Lall Chohan 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. In the 95th minute, Eduardo Rodriguez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Narinderpal Deol was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1.