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Tollesbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gharcheen Tendulkar got the match started through his kick off. Adrupa Hora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramdas Prewal, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. If Kuldeep Bhave had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ramdas Prewal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Manu Chamling hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When Ishao Kamle came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Tollesbury 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 Ishao Kamle couldn't finish the play. Tollesbury's Adrupa Hora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kuldeep Bhave in the 24th minute of play. Janarajan Bansal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gharcheen Tendulkar in the 26th minute of play. Adrupa Hora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramdas Prewal in the 28th minute of the match. Adrupa Hora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuldeep Bhave, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gharcheen Tendulkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Janarajan Bansal having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Tollesbury's Ishao Kamle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Janarajan Bansal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ramdas Prewal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ishao Kamle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The supporters of Tollesbury booed when New Romney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Buddhaghosa Sirjoshi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, New Romney's Ramdas Prewal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrupa Hora narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gharcheen Tendulkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Janarajan Bansal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Buddhaghosa Sirjoshi's late challenge caught a Tollesbury's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Buddhaghosa Sirjoshi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Tollesbury booed when New Romney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Buddhaghosa Sirjoshi didn't get a good kick on the ball. New Romney were furious when Kanak Mandal was red carded, 70 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 70 minutes into the game, one of New Romney:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rama Kapur shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Rama Kapur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tollesbury's supporters rose to their feet, but Rama Kapur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Janarajan Bansal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Candrata Virdee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Janarajan Bansal having to interfere. In the 85th minute Gharcheen Tendulkar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Janarajan Bansal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 2-0 became the score in the 87th minute when Ishao Kamle elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Janarajan Bansal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gharcheen Tendulkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 94 played minutes New Romney's Ramdas Prewal stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Adrupa Hora stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Tollesbury of the goal. If Ramdas Prewal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tollesbury's Gharcheen Tendulkar got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tollesbury's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.