League

Buntingford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aryika Gandhi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fatehpal Agarwal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aryika Gandhi in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Agavaha Kulkarni shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Krtamukha Sikand showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dara Lanong took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fatehpal Agarwal. Fatehpal Agarwal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Fatehpal Agarwal made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Dara Lanong sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Kerala FC's zone, Aryika Gandhi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fatehpal Agarwal came out of the goal and Aryika Gandhi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dara Lanong took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fatehpal Agarwal. Fatehpal Agarwal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Aryika Gandhi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dara Lanong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fatehpal Agarwal having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Ksayata Denhoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When Aryika Gandhi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Buntingford 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 Aryika Gandhi couldn't finish the play. Aryika Gandhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fatehpal Agarwal having to interfere. Fatehpal Agarwal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dara Lanong, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After taking down the ball on Buntingford's corner Paramjog Panu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fatehpal Agarwal quite easily take care of the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Kerala FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dara Lanong came free, but Fatehpal Agarwal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kerala FC's Fatehpal Agarwal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dara Lanong in the 63rd minute of play. Fatehpal Agarwal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dara Lanong's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 69thth minute of the game Dara Lanong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kerala FC's Fatehpal Agarwal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fatehpal Agarwal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aryika Gandhi's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. When Aryika Gandhi came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Buntingford 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 Aryika Gandhi couldn't finish the play. Dara Lanong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Fatehpal Agarwal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Buntingford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aryika Gandhi to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, Dara Lanong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fatehpal Agarwal. Kerala FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dara Lanong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Iolkos Antipas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Buntingford's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.