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Sree Kanteerava
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Romesh Bhudraja made the kick off and thus started the match. Bengaluru Football Club's Jaswant Rao got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diss's Romesh Bhudraja got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Shankar Naik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anupriya Mirza was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The Diss fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Diss's Shankar Naik 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Shankar Naik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sukhveer Bhuppal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahara Rudrappa in the 32nd minute of the match. Carudatta Gogia's late challenge caught a Diss's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carudatta Gogia helped the player get up and apologised. Carudatta Gogia hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Bengaluru Football Club's Anupriya Mirza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avirhotra Diyali in the 41st minute of play. After 46 minutes Bengaluru Football Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vijai Thiara who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Diss's Vijai Thiara to fire away a dangerous shot which Anupriya Mirza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Bengaluru Football Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Diss were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Ahara Rudrappa made the kick off in the second half. Romesh Bhudraja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Haramala Chhugani hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Bengaluru Football Club's Anupriya Mirza got control of the ball when Shankar Naik tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Romesh Bhudraja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anupriya Mirza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shankar Naik in the 61st minute. Anupriya Mirza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romesh Bhudraja's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Shankar Naik made a precise shot to the right of Anupriya Mirza. Bengaluru Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 74 minutes into the match, Bengaluru Football Club's goalkeeper Anupriya Mirza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shankar Naik. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shankar Naik got free with Anupriya Mirza in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shankar Naik's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anupriya Mirza firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bengaluru Football Club's Anupriya Mirza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romesh Bhudraja in the 86th minute of play. Bengaluru Football Club's Anupriya Mirza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Bengaluru Football Club from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Bengaluru Football Club getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Janarajan Virk hit a great ball. Anupriya Mirza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shankar Naik in the 89th minute. When Diss's Romesh Bhudraja in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bengaluru Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Diss booed when Bengaluru Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janarajan Virk didn't get a good kick on the ball.