National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Centella kicked off to start the match. Harish Badyal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Quiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Harish Badyal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Centella, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Carlos Centella struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Harish Badyal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. When Jimmy Hendrix fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Jimmy Hendrix a yellow card for diving instead. After 24 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Hendrix. Andres Cedeño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dilbah Chaddha in the 26th minute of play. Emiliano Gonzalez's late challenge caught a India's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emiliano Gonzalez helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Emiliano Gonzalez hit a great ball. Andres Cedeño took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dilbah Chaddha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramón Quiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Harish Badyal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ramón Quiros ran back to his position shaking his head. Dilbah Chaddha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to India getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jaya Chettri hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo Treviño got free with Harish Badyal in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Harish Badyal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Quiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Dilbah Chaddha came free, but Andres Cedeño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harish Badyal made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Ramón Quiros sent off a good shot on target. In the 46th match minute, India was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shyamal Multani to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Andres Cedeño made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Dilbah Chaddha sent off a good shot on target. When Panama's Carlos Centella in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye India's goalie prevented a goal. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by India's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wilfredo Treviño was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dilbah Chaddha got free with Andres Cedeño in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as India's Dilbah Chaddha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Andres Cedeño. That made the score 0-1 after 62 minutes of play. Andres Cedeño showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ekatala Sinha in the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute India were awarded a corner. Jaya Chettri went to the cornerflag to take it. 72 minutes into the game, India's Ekatala Sinha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andres Cedeño made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a little luck, Panama's Andres Cedeño got control of the ball when Dev Kulkarni tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute, Kundan Toor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Ekatala Sinha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dev Kulkarni got free with Andres Cedeño in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on India's corner Jaya Chettri fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andres Cedeño quite easily take care of the ball. Dev Kulkarni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Andres Cedeño made a huge save. The India supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing India would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.