League

Ainsdale Park
Spectators: 6779 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dattatreya Kulkarni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Harmage Khatri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ksaman Tur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dattatreya Kulkarni's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Ksaman Tur came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Elementalists's Sukhcharan Sukhija. But to his dismay, Sukhcharan Sukhija quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Elementalists made a substitution. Kashyap Chakma replaced Dattatreya Kulkarni. A collision led to Ainsdale getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Agnisri Sandhar hit a great ball. The supporters of Ainsdale booed when Elementalists was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kashyap Chakma didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Harmage Khatri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elementalists's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harmage Khatri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sridhar Shetty made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beant Johar in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the match, Beant Johar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sridhar Shetty. Elementalists's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beant Johar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. With 29 minutes on the clock, Harjeet Mallik commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Elementalists getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Harjeet Mallik hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agnisri Sandhar got free with Sridhar Shetty in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd match minute, Elementalists was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daksha Hothi to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute Kashyap Chakma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ksaman Tur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 played minutes Ainsdale got a freekick which was hit by Devapuspa Pabley. In the 40th minute Satbir Samran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ksaman Tur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ainsdale's zone, Harmage Khatri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ksaman Tur came out of the goal and Harmage Khatri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 46 minutes, Devapuspa Pabley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ainsdale and the Elementalists players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Ainsdale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Devapuspa Pabley to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Harmage Khatri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Ksaman Tur made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, Elementalists's Harmage Khatri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ksaman Tur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kashyap Chakma in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ksaman Tur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 70th minute Shambu Shrivastav shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sridhar Shetty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Elementalists was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daksha Hothi to maneuver through the defense. Ksaman Tur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kashyap Chakma in the 81st minute. Sridhar Shetty showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amalamani Shindi in the 83rd minute of the match. Ksaman Tur came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Elementalists's Kashyap Chakma. But to his dismay, Kashyap Chakma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Sridhar Shetty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beant Johar, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Satbir Samran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 96 minutes, Harmage Khatri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elementalists's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harmage Khatri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Harmage Khatri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Elementalists could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ainsdale throughout the match.