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Shadow Arena
Spectators: 5555 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 5) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bishwamba Chaudhari started the match with the kick off. Zbyszek Budzynski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Akrtavrana Vadhwa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. The referee gave Shireoaks a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Agnisinha Tipnis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Shadow FC's Kukila Ghai. 0-1. If Bishwamba Chaudhari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Deacon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kukila Ghai having to interfere. Kukila Ghai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbyszek Budzynski, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Kukila Ghai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Deacon, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute, Zbyszek Budzynski made a precise shot to the right of Kukila Ghai. Shadow FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 31st minute Agnisinha Tipnis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kukila Ghai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kukila Ghai didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agnisinha Tipnis went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. When Bishwamba Chaudhari fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shadow FC's protests and gave Bishwamba Chaudhari a yellow card for diving instead. After 38 played minutes, Shireoaks's Manjit Sethi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kukila Ghai 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 Shireoaks reached it. Bishwamba Chaudhari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shireoaks's goalkeeper Frank Bock, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Shireoaks were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bishwamba Chaudhari in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frank Bock prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bishwamba Chaudhari hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 58th match minute, Shireoaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daljit Nigam to maneuver through the defense. Zbyszek Budzynski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kukila Ghai came out and tried to block the shot, but Zbyszek Budzynski slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 61st minute. Kukila Ghai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszek Budzynski in the 64th minute of the match. Kukila Ghai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agnisinha Tipnis in the 67th minute. A collision led to Shireoaks getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ian Deacon hit a great ball. Bishwamba Chaudhari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Frank Bock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes in the game Kacima Toor did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Manjit Sethi. With an all-out effort, Shireoaks's Kukila Ghai threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zbyszek Budzynski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 87th match minute, Shadow FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asvalarana Dhotre to maneuver through the defense. Kukila Ghai made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Agnisinha Tipnis sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Shadow FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bishwamba Chaudhari hit a great ball. After 93 minutes, Zbyszek Budzynski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shireoaks and the Shadow FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zbyszek Budzynski hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Shireoaks had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.