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Bury Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Citvata Sailo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teja Nahal in the 4th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amritaksara Sodhi during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 9 played minutes Bury's Bodhinmanas Varma stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Citvata Sailo stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing SIKKIM AFC of the goal. Alobhin Sagoo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Citvata Sailo having to make a save. When Rasgun Nijjar came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the SIKKIM AFC 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 Rasgun Nijjar couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute, Mohinder Ghoshal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SIKKIM AFC's Jairath Takkar got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the SIKKIM AFC defense, Teja Nahal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Citvata Sailo. The SIKKIM AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Citvata Sailo should have stopped the shot. Aditeya Dalvi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasgun Nijjar, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Jairath Takkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aditeya Dalvi having to interfere. Bodhinmanas Varma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bodhinmanas Varma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Citvata Sailo having to interfere. In the 40thth minute of the game Teja Nahal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SIKKIM AFC's Citvata Sailo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Jairath Takkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bodhinmanas Varma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Teja Nahal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bury's supporters rose to their feet, but Teja Nahal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Citvata Sailo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rasgun Nijjar was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Rasgun Nijjar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SIKKIM AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rasgun Nijjar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, Pavitar Akhtar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aditeya Dalvi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Amitabh Chaddha. Jairath Takkar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aditeya Dalvi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, SIKKIM AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Bodhinmanas Varma came free, but Citvata Sailo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pavitar Akhtar fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bury's protests and gave Pavitar Akhtar a yellow card for diving instead. After 72 played minutes Bury got a freekick which was hit by Pavitar Akhtar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasgun Nijjar in the 73rd minute of play forced Bury's goalkeeper Aditeya Dalvi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Bodhinmanas Varma 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teja Nahal in the 80th minute of play forced SIKKIM AFC's goalkeeper Citvata Sailo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, SIKKIM AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Teja Nahal came free, but Citvata Sailo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jairath Takkar came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the SIKKIM AFC 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 Jairath Takkar couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shripati Chhugani in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aditeya Dalvi saved Bury from getting behind. SIKKIM AFC's Citvata Sailo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bodhinmanas Varma in the 93rd minute of play. Bodhinmanas Varma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Citvata Sailo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SIKKIM AFC's Citvata Sailo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bodhinmanas Varma in the 100th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bury fans cheered their team off the field, for while SIKKIM AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.