LB-TSC 0-0 NPC

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Kick Off: 3:10PM

Referee: Sudish Pandey

Lineup:

LB-Three Star Club: Kiran; Biraj, Sandip, Amitowose, Sabindra; Bikram, Yogesh, Nirajan, Mumbara, Jagajeet, Santosh(c)

Nepal Police Club: Ritesh; Ajit, Suraj, Suman, Dilip; Dinesh, Bhola(c), Nir Kr., Dipen, Ganesh, Bharat

Three Stars are third in the table with 24 points, whereas their opponent Nepal Police Club are just above them in second with a point more. A win for Three Star will put them above Police and 2 points behind Manang who are yet to play their game in this round.

Police are still without Jumanu in starting lineup as he is not yet fully fit to start, but they welcome back Suman Subedi who missed the previous match following a suspension. Three Star will be without Dodoz who is out for six weeks.

*Nepal Police are playing on red kits while Three Star are on Blue kits*

* The weather here is cold and its raining slightly as well*

1′ The match begins

1′ Driving run from Nir Kumar Rai ends up with a low shot but Kiran parries it away and Nirajan Khadka clears the ball out of danger.

2′ Sandip Rai fails to read the ball and Bharat Shah gets a chance to have  a shot in but Kiran somehow gets the ball away for a NPC corner.

3′ The corner is cleared well. Police are looking dangerous in attack here.

5′ Mumbara strikes a sweet shot from just outside the box after Jaggu’s cross was rebounded but Suraj gets in the way to block the shot.

7′ Ajit Bhandari tries to play a long cross-field ball aimed towards Dipen but the ball goes way to far for a throw in.

8′ Santosh Shahukhala is flagged for an offside as he went ahead of Suman before the ball came towards him from the back.

9′ Mumabar wins the ball in midifeld and plays a lofted ball towards Nirajan which is not received by Khadka.

10′ Ajit’s quick 1/2 pass with Bhola goes for a throw in.

12′ Jaggu plays a quick ball into the box but Yogesh could not take a shot with his weaker foot.

13′ Quick counter for Police looks dangerous but the cross is not read by Bharat and Ganesh could not take a touch in far post.

15′ Ajit Bhandari makes anearly cross after making a run from intercepted ball but his Kiran collects the ball easily.

16′ Dilip Rai tries to clear the ball but gets his foot onto Nirajan before the ball and Three Star get a freekick.

17′ The freekick is headed out and the counter from Bharat Shah is intercepted well by Sandip. Three Star are looking shaky at the back.

18′ Bharat Shah pushes Amitowose while vying in an aerial duel. Play restarts with a quick free kick.

20′ Bhola Silwal is brought down by Jagajeet from the back and referee blows the whistle.

 21′ Santosh wins a corner for Three Star after he was unable to get past Suraj in left by-line.

23′ MISS! Yogesh Gurung controls the cross from Sabindra but could not connect to shot well.

25′ Ohh, whats happened there. The ball just kept running all over the NPC box and it deflects off Ajit for a corner.

26′ Bikram Lama is down in the box after collision with Suraj while vying for a corner swung in by Jagajeet.

28′ Amitowose tries to head it back to Kiran but advancing Kiran could not read it and they concede a corner. The short corner is out of danger after heading clearance by Amitowose.

31′ Good counter attack by Three Star after reading Bharat Shah’s play, but Santosh failed to get past disciplined NPC defending.

33′ Unmarked Ganesh khadka fails to connect Nir Kumar’s cross inside the six yard box.

35′ Nice passing play from Three Star halts after an interception from Dinesh Gurung.

36′ Bharat Shah beats the offside trap after a well timed pass from Bhola but he takes time to hit a shot and later shoots it high. He should have capitalized the chance there.

38′ Dilip Rai makes a late challange on Nirajan Khadka and gets a talking to from the referee.

39′ Nir Kumar Rai’s shot from outside the box goes wide from the post and diving Kiran Chemjong.

40′ Consecutive chances for Nepal Police here. Bharat fails to take a shot inside six yard box and then two shots each from Dipen and Bhola is blocked. The last one goes for a corner.

41′ The corner is headed out by Bharat and Three Star try to get a breather here.

43′ Low drive from Sabindra goes past several players, including Yogesh who could not read the ball and Ritesh restarts the play with a goal kick.

44′ Nir Kumar Rai is down and play halts for a moment.

45′ 3 minutes time is added.

45+2′ MISS! Yogesh Gurung tries to lay it off for Santosh from inside the box who does not read the ball at all. Yogesh should have taken a shot there.

45+3′ CHANCE!! Santosh Shahukhala gets past the last man, Ajit Bhandari and takes a shot just from near the six yard box which is way out of the target.

HALF TIME: LB-TSC 0-0 NPC

46′ Second Half begins

47′ Three Star earn an early corner after Sabindra’s cross is blocked out by Ajit Bhandari. The corner is headed out by Santosh.

48′ Ganesh Khadka beats two defenders and tries to take a shot on goal but it flies away from the target.

49′ Bikram Lama is fouled by Ganesh and referee shows yellow card. The long freekick then goes straight into the hands of Ritesh.

51′ Bhola Silwal is down after a tackle from Sabindra and referee blows the whistle for a foul against Three Star.

52′ Dipesn Shrestha tries to hold past 2 players near the corner flag but he takes it out of line.

55′ SUBSTITUTION: Jumanu Rai replaces Ganesh Khadka and gets a warm welcome from Police faithfuls.

57′ Jumanu is played in straight away from the cleared corner, but he is flagged by the assistant for Offside.

59′ MISS! Santosh Shahukhala misses an open chance after Yogesh’s cross from the edge of the box beat both Defender and Goalkeeper.

60′ Bhola Silwal is down and stretchered out of the field.

65′ Nir Kumar Rai is yellow carded for a reckless challenge on Bikram. Jagajeet steps up with a free kick.

67′ Freekick from Jagajeet is high and wide.

62′ Nirajan is tackled from behind by Nir Kumar and the freekick from Jagajeet is headed out for a corner.

63′ The corner is fumbled inside the box but Three Star players in the box cannot hit a shot.

64′ SUBSTITUTION: Dinesh Gurung is replaced by Ramesh Katuwal.hit

68′ Tipped! Out Of position Ritesh looked like he was beaten there by chipped shot from Jagajeet which was travelling until he got a minor contact from his hand.

70′ Nirajan gets a flick from Santosh inside the box but fails to shot it well and Ritesh grabs it with ease.

71′ SUBSTITUTION for Three Star: Prakash Budhathoki IN Nirajan Khadka OUT

73′ Jumanu Rai is yellow carded after his studs made contact with Sabindra while attempting an acrobatic shot.

75′ Consecutive offsides against Mumbara and Anjan KC does the talking with his Foreign recruit.

77′ Chance for Three Star as Sabindra’s long ball towards the far post is not well collected by unmarked Prakash Budhathoki.

79′ Nir Kumar Rai is stretchered of the field and the play halts for a while.

80′ SUBSTITUTION for NPC: Injured Nir Kumar Rai is replaced by Bikram Dhimal.

81′ Biraj Maharjan shoves Jumanu and referee calls for a freekick.

82′ MISS! Jumanu Rai was all set to score there. He was too late to make a shot on goal and Kiran saves a certain goal here.

85′ SUBSTITUTION for TSC: Bikram lama is replaced by Bijay Dhimal.

87′ Prakash pulls down Bhola while trying to win the ball near corner flag and referee halts the play for a free kick.

89′ Jagajeet gets the ball outside the box after poor clearance but his quick shot is deflected off his own player for a goal kick.

90′ 4 minutes time is added.

90+1′ Dipen Shrestha plays a long ball aimed towards Jumanu but the striker is blocked off by Sandip Rai to send the ball out of goal kick.

90+3′ Ajit Bhandari misses the cross from Three Starbut Jagajeet fails to shoot it well.

90+4′ OFFSIDE! Jumanu Rai is flagged for an offside.

Full Time: Laxmi Bank Three Star Club 0-0 Nepal Police Club