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23/09/2037, Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal, Live on National TV
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Nepal Vs Sri Lanka

Nepal play in a 5-3-2 formation, and line up with: M Sabharwal (GK) , A Ramesh (CB) , V Soni (CB) , D Nataraj (CB) , B Dial (RB) , R Tandon (LB) , A Babu (CM) , V Basu (RM) , G Subramaniam (LM) , B Saini (ST) , G Varma (ST) And the subs are: R Gahlot (CB) , A Vijay (CB) , V Jayaraman (CM) , G Bhagat (CM) , G Ganguly (ST)

Sri Lanka play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: V Balyan (GK) , S Gumber (CB) , L Pongte (CB) , M Padmanabhan (CB) , L Karbalai (RB) , K Purandeswari (LB) , S Bajwa (CDM) , H Sarkar (CAM) , M Chauhan (RM) , D Kanda (LM) , S Ramakrishna (ST) And the subs are: S Baliyan (CB) , M Atwal (CB) , H Bhaskar (CM) , C Raj (CM) , P Beharry (ST)

Welcome to Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Nepal where Nepal will face Sri Lanka.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 4769.

1' - Nepal kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

10' - Balamurali Saini plays a short pass to Ranjiv Tandon.  With a turn of pace, Ranjiv Tandon beats Mandeep Padmanabhan.  

11' - Ranjiv Tandon curls in a cross and finds Ganesa Subramaniam.  Ganesa Subramaniam jumps up and gets his head to the ball hoping to beat Vijay Balyan...but its over!

12' - Vijay Balyan sees a run from Hanuman Sarkar.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Hanuman Sarkar is caught offside!  

17' - Gopal Varma passes a long ball to Ranjiv Tandon.  Ranjiv Tandon passes to Vinay Basu.  Vinay Basu passes the ball to Arjuna Babu.  Arjuna Babu tries to use ball skills to beat Sukhinder Gumber, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

18' - Arjuna Babu sees Balamurali Saini making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Balamurali Saini is able to control the ball.  Balamurali Saini attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Balamurali Saini for Nepal!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

18' - Sri Lanka kick the ball off for the restart.  

24' - Lakshman Karbalai passes to Kailash Purandeswari.  Kailash Purandeswari finds Lakshman Pongte with a short pass.  Lakshman Pongte plays a long ball to Sukhinder Gumber.  Sukhinder Gumber passes to Dev Kanda.  Arjuna Babu dispossesses Dev Kanda and the ball goes loose.  Vishal Soni passes the ball to Arjuna Babu.  Dev Kanda dispossesses Arjuna Babu and gains possession for his team.  Sri Lanka try to launch a counter attack.  Dev Kanda sees Shankar Ramakrishna making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Shankar Ramakrishna runs on to the ball.  Shankar Ramakrishna takes a shot...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

28' - Ranjiv Tandon slides the ball to Vishal Soni.  Vishal Soni passes a long ball to Arjuna Babu.  Arjuna Babu takes the ball past Lakshman Pongte with a turn of pace.  

29' - Arjuna Babu sees Gopal Varma making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gopal Varma is able to control the ball.  Gopal Varma takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Vijay Balyan!  

30' - Vijay Balyan sees a run from Madhav Chauhan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Madhav Chauhan has strayed offside!  

40' - Lakshman Karbalai takes the ball past Gopal Varma with a turn of pace.  

45' - Lakshman Karbalai plays a long pass to Kailash Purandeswari.  Kailash Purandeswari passes to Madhav Chauhan.  Madhav Chauhan finds Dev Kanda with a short pass.  Dev Kanda tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Sri Lanka kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Mandeep Padmanabhan finds Dev Kanda with a short pass.  Dev Kanda plays the ball to Sukhinder Bajwa.  Sukhinder Bajwa plays a long ball to Dev Kanda.  Dev Kanda speeds past Arjuna Ramesh.  

49' - Dev Kanda crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Ranjiv Tandon.  

51' - Ranjiv Tandon sees a run from Gopal Varma.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Gopal Varma runs on to the ball.  Gopal Varma tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Baldev Dial will come off.  Anuj Vijay joins the game from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Arjuna Ramesh is going to be taken off.  Rohit Gahlot joins the game from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Shankar Ramakrishna will come off.  Chandrakant Raj is going to be brought on.  

58' - Duleep Nataraj plays a short pass to Arjuna Babu.  Arjuna Babu curves the ball into the box, finding Balamurali Saini.  Balamurali Saini heads the ball hoping to beat the keeper...but Vijay Balyan manages to stop the shot!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Lakshman Pongte is going to be taken off.  Shankar Baliyan is going to be brought on.  

69' - Anuj Vijay slides the ball to Duleep Nataraj.  Duleep Nataraj finds Ganesa Subramaniam with a long ball.  Ganesa Subramaniam hits a shot from distance...but Vijay Balyan manages to stop the shot!  

70' - Vijay Balyan sees a run from Sukhinder Bajwa.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Sukhinder Bajwa is caught offside!  

73' - Gopal Varma finds Ranjiv Tandon with a long pass.  Hanuman Sarkar dispossesses Ranjiv Tandon and gains possession for his team.  Hanuman Sarkar attempts to use his skills to beat Rohit Gahlot and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dev Kanda is going to be taken off.  Hrithik Bhaskar is going to be brought on.  

80' - Madhav Chauhan spots a run from Hrithik Bhaskar.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Hrithik Bhaskar runs on to the ball.  Hrithik Bhaskar tries to cutback, but Hanuman Sarkar overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Hrithik Bhaskar sees a run from Chandrakant Raj.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Chandrakant Raj is able to control the ball.  Chandrakant Raj strikes the ball, aiming for the top of the net...and its in! It's a superb goal from Chandrakant Raj for Sri Lanka!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

81' - Nepal kick the ball off for the restart.  

85' - Rohit Gahlot plays a short pass to Duleep Nataraj.  Duleep Nataraj passes the ball to Rohit Gahlot.  Rohit Gahlot passes the ball to Ganesa Subramaniam.  Ganesa Subramaniam attempts to use his skills to beat Sukhinder Gumber, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

87' - Ganesa Subramaniam passes to Balamurali Saini.  Balamurali Saini attempts to outskill Sukhinder Gumber.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Balamurali Saini runs with the ball!  



The match has ended Nepal 1 - 1 Sri Lanka.