National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dhritiman Judge made the kick off and thus started the match. Romania's Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dhritiman Judge in the 4th minute of play. Bheemarasetti Sahota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to India getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Amarishnu Bhatti hit a great ball. Bheemarasetti Sahota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 20th minute of the match. Manuel Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bheemarasetti Sahota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Isăilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Romania's Niculae Ailenei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Romania from getting a goal against them. Romania's Niculae Ailenei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Romania from getting a goal against them. Manuel Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Manuel Isăilă notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of India's Bheemarasetti Sahota. Bheemarasetti Sahota was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Harnek Agrawal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The corner ended in Gigi Joanță almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but India's Bheemarasetti Sahota did a great save. In the 43rd minute, Harcharan Dango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 played minutes, Romania's Isac Zub shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bheemarasetti Sahota came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Romania reached it. Manuel Isăilă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bheemarasetti Sahota having to make a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur Clarke got free with Bheemarasetti Sahota in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 55 minutes of play, Romania's Arthur Clarke made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bheemarasetti Sahota was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manuel Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bheemarasetti Sahota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Clarke in the 62nd minute of play. Niculae Ailenei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dhritiman Judge, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Romania's Manuel Isăilă was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 68th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. India made a substitution. Kutilagesa Sahni replaced Hariharan Jagur. India's Kulisaya Chaturvedi was substituted for Harnek Agrawal. Romania made a substitution. Corneliu Cozac replaced Gigi Joanță. The supporters of Romania booed when India was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amarishnu Bhatti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Isăilă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Bheemarasetti Sahota made a huge save. In the 80th match minute, India was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amarishnu Bhatti to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Manuel Isăilă made a precise shot to the right of Bheemarasetti Sahota. India's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Bheemarasetti Sahota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octav Blănaru in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Romania's Arthur Clarke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bheemarasetti Sahota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. After having played for 92 minutes, Manuel Isăilă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Romania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Isăilă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arthur Clarke scored 0-8 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bheemarasetti Sahota, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The India supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Romania's performance. The match ended with a win for Romania.