Nepal Police Club 1-2 NMB Bank Machhindra Club

11′ Bharat Shah [1-0]

87′ Ajay BK [1-1]

90+4′ Sushil KC [1-2]

Kick Off: 3:00PM

Referee: Sudish Pandey

Lineups:
NPC: Ritesh (GK) : Dilip, Suman, Suraj, Ajit: Bhola, Dinesh, Ramesh, Ganesh: Bharat, Jumanu (c)
Machhindra: Dinesh (GK): Hem(c), Devendra, Dilen, Rajeen: Amar, Sushil, Uttam, NICO, Priyas, Karna

Nepal Police Club are 3rd in the table with 26 points while Machhindra FC are in 4th position with 25 points. A victory for either team would mean they will leapfrog onto second position.

Jumanu Rai is back into the lineup for Nepal Police while Bishal Rai is in the bench.

* Machhindra are playing in all white kits while Police are playing in Nepal Police Club *

1′ The game begins.

2′ Early attack from NPC is not so impressive as Dinesh catches the ball with ease.

4′ Sushil KC is brought down by Ganesh Khadka and Rajeen Dhimal’s free kick is cleared.

5′ Referee halts the play as he makes a talking to with fourth official.

7′ Chance for Machhindra as Karna gets past defender and he cannot connect to shot and Ritesh gets to the ball with his feet ahead of Karna.

8′ Bharat Shah makes a good dribbling move, but his move halts after well timed sliding tackle.

10′ Bhola Silwal’s long range effort goes high and wide.

11′ GOALLL! Bharat Shah scores for Nepal Police Club.

12′ More on that goal, Jumanu made a brilliant pass into box after nutmegging past the defender near the edge. His cross then was shot multiple times inside the box but Bharat got the final shot inside goal.

13′ Suman Subedi’s attempted long pass goes out for a goal kick.

15′ Brilliant pass from Bhola as his pass towards the wings is beautifully read by Bharat Shah but the final pass is not so dangerous from the striker.

17′ Uttam Gurung’s quick first time shot goes out of target.

18′ Bhola Silwal is fouled near the center circle and the long free kick by Bhola is cleared.

20′ Karna limbo is flagged offside as he received a header from NICO which came from Rajeen’s freekick.

21′ Long range effort from Ramesh Katuwal beats the goalie but also the post and Dinesh starts the play with a goal kick.

23′ Priyas Gurung’s long ranger flies over the target.

25′ Karna Limbu is flagged for an offside as his quick 1/2 pass with Uttam Gurung is late.

27′ Bhola Silwal’s cross is blocked and the return ball by Bharat to him is not reached.

29′ Ajit Bhandari crosses the ball into the box and Bharat Shah attempted a volley which went just wide off the target.

31′ Rajeen Dhimal’s freekick from about 35 yards is tipped over the bar by Ritesh. The freekick resulted from Ramesh Katuwal’s foul.

33′ Ramesh katuwal is down in the field after colliding with Priyas Gurung. Physios are called into the field.

35′ Sushil KC is flagged for an offside. Meanwhile, Bhola is down in Machhindra’s half and is being asessed by Physio.

37′ Bharat Shah is blocked off by two defenders as he tried to get to the ball sent by Jumanu.

39′ Dilent Loktan clears the ball with a header just when it seemed Ganesh Khadka is going to make a run with it.

40′ Karna Limbu won the possession in Police’s half but his pass to Sushil is not read well.

43′ Suraj BK makes a panicking clearance as he was being chased by Karna.

45′ 3 minutes time is added.

45+1′ Jumanu made a brilliant run with ball but his final shot is deflected past the defender and Dinesh dives to collect the ball.

45+2′ Brilliant ball played in to Sushil is cleared by Ritesh as he came forward to makes sure no danger is created.

45+2′ Dilen Loktan is yellow carded for a foul on Ganesh Khadka.

45+3′ Free Kick from Bhola is headed by Jumanu which fails to test the goalie.

Half Time: NPC 1-0 NMB Machhindra

46′ Second Half begins.

47′ Suman Gurung heads out the cross from Uttam Gurung for a corner but the corner is out of danger after the delivery was poor.

49′ Karna Limbu is flagged for an offside yet another time. Fourth time in this game and he is yet to take a shot.

50′ SUBSTITUTION for NPC: Dinesh Gurung is replaced by Dipen Shrestha.

51′ Dipen Shrestha is straight away brought in play as his cross is headed out by Hem Gurung.

52′ The corner from Ganesh Khadka is headed out and the rebound is shot well by Bhola, which is then parried away by Dinesh. Suman then tries to go for a header but the referee blows the whistle for foul against Subedi.

54′ The freekick from Uttam Gurung goes straight into the hands of Ritesh Thapa.

56′ Ganesh Khadka tries to take a shot from inside the box straight from the crossed ball but he miscues it and the shot falls onto Bharat Shah’s way, whose shot is over the bar.

60′ SUBSTITUTION for Machhindra; Bishal Rai replaces Priyas Gurung.

61′ Consecutive changes from Machhindra as they introduce Ajay BK in place of Uttam Gurung.

64′ Amar Subba’s shot from outside the box goes over the bar.

66′ Sushil KC tries to make a cross, but Dilip Rai blocks the cross to concede a corner.

70′ Devendra Tamang makes a brilliant tackle to win the ball from Jumanu just outside the box.

72′ Jumanu Rai tries to control the long ball but gets his hands onto it during the process and referee blows the whistle.

75′ Ganesh Khadka is down in the field and stretchered out. Pradeep Baniya replaces him straight away.

78′ Huge roar from the fans as Bhola Silwal’s freekick s hardly punched away by Dinesh Thapa Magar.

81′ Bharat Shah holds up the play brilliantly as he did not have anyone to support up front in attack.

83′ Karna Limbu is yellow carded by the referee. He has been very poor in the match today.

85′ Bishal Rai wins the corner as yhe forces Suraj to concede a corner.

86′ Bhrat clears the ball for a counter and Jumanu cannot capitalize the situation as he had 3 NPC layers in Machhindra half against a defender.

87′ GOALLLL! Ajay BK scores for Machhindra. What a celebration.

88′ Priyash Tamang of Machhindra substitutes is yellow carded by the referee.

90′ 6 minutes time is added.

90+1′ Karna Limbu is flagged for an offside.

90+2′ Substitution for NPC as Bikram Dhimal comes on for Ramesh Katuwal.

90+2′ Dipen Shrestha’s shot from outside the box goes high over the bar.

90+3′ Dipen Shrestha loses the ball just ahead of their d-box to Bishal Rai but his cross is poorly shot in by Karna and Ritesh catches it well.

90+4′ GOALLLLLLL!! What a shot! Sushil KC scores for Machhindra. What a shot and what a goal.

90+5′ Ohhh. Jumanu Rai gets intot he end of a cross but Dinesh Thapa Magar saves the ball well/

90+5′ SUBSTITUTION for Machhindra: Bishal Rai is replaced by Sarbottam Tuladhar.

Full Time: NPC 1-2 Machhindra