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07/01/2027, Homagama Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Defenders Football Club Vs Linfield F.C.

Defenders Football Club play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: K Salvi (GK) , S Gumber (CB) , A Sunder (CB) , G Behen (CB) , L Karbalai (RB) , B Ghosh (LB) , K Goyal (CDM) , P Tokas (CAM) , B Jasol (RM) , D Kanda (LM) , D Paswan (ST) And the subs are: V Balyan (GK) , A Kunhiraman (CB) , M Chauhan (CM) , G Brahmbhatt (CM) , G Golla (ST)

Linfield F.C. play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J MacFarlane (GK) , S Kelly (CB) , M Kelley (CB) , F Donne (CB) , J Carran (RB) , L Cary (LB) , R Monday (CDM) , R Fitzgerald (CAM) , N Moriarty (RM) , D Lannon (LM) , N Berne (ST) And the subs are: E Lynch (GK) , D Hughes (CB) , B Cattell (CM) , L McRae (CM) , M Ruane (ST)

Welcome to Homagama Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka where Defenders Football Club will face Linfield F.C..  This is a friendly fixture.  The attendance is 6155.

1' - Defenders Football Club kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

21' - John Carran finds Fionn Donne with a long ball.  Fionn Donne plays the ball to Rory Fitzgerald.  Rory Fitzgerald passes to Niall Berne.  Praveen Tokas tackles Niall Berne and the ball goes loose.  Sukhinder Gumber chips a long ball to Girish Behen.  Daniel Lannon successfully tackles Girish Behen and gains possession for his team.  Linfield F.C. launch a counter attack.  Daniel Lannon sees Niall Berne making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Niall Berne has strayed offside!  

25' - Praveen Tokas passes to Bahadur Jasol.  Bahadur Jasol hits a shot from distance...and its in! It's a good goal from Bahadur Jasol for Defenders Football Club!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

25' - Linfield F.C. kick the ball off for the restart.  

30' - Fionn Donne plays the ball to Rory Fitzgerald.  Rory Fitzgerald plays the ball to Seamus Kelly.  Seamus Kelly finds Ronan Monday with a long pass.  Ronan Monday passes to Niall Berne.  Kanja Goyal successfully tackles Niall Berne and the ball goes loose.  Girish Behen plays a short pass to Praveen Tokas.  With a turn of pace, Praveen Tokas beats Ronan Monday, but is then fouled.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Ronan Monday the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Defenders Football Club.  

33' - Lakshman Karbalai plays a short pass to Praveen Tokas.  Praveen Tokas tries to use ball skills to beat Ronan Monday, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

33' - Praveen Tokas crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player John Carran takes possession.  

38' - Praveen Tokas passes a long ball to Lakshman Karbalai.  Lakshman Karbalai sees a run from Dhaval Paswan.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Dhaval Paswan is caught offside!  

43' - Bahadur Ghosh dispossesses Ronan Monday and gains possession for his team.  Bahadur Ghosh finds Kanja Goyal with a long ball.  Kanja Goyal passes to Praveen Tokas.  Praveen Tokas sees Dev Kanda making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Dev Kanda is able to control the ball.  Dev Kanda attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

44' - Justin MacFarlane sees a run from Rory Fitzgerald.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

45' - Linfield F.C. kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Fionn Donne will come off.  Darragh Hughes joins the game from the bench.  

53' - Seamus Kelly chips a long ball to John Carran.  John Carran crosses the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

59' - Lakshman Karbalai dispossesses Leon Cary and takes the ball.  Lakshman Karbalai sees Praveen Tokas making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Praveen Tokas is able to take the ball.  Praveen Tokas tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Defenders Football Club.  Lakshman Karbalai will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, finding Dev Kanda.  Dev Kanda heads the ball attempting to beat Justin MacFarlane...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Praveen Tokas is first to the ball...Praveen Tokas hits a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a fine goal from Praveen Tokas for Defenders Football Club!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

60' - Linfield F.C. kick the ball off for the restart.  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Girish Behen is going to be taken off.  Akil Kunhiraman is going to be brought on.  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dhaval Paswan will come off.  Gautam Golla joins the game from the bench.  

70' - Seamus Kelly tackles Kanja Goyal and the ball goes loose.  John Carran successfully tackles Praveen Tokas and takes the ball.  John Carran hits the ball long to Rory Fitzgerald.  Rory Fitzgerald spots a run from Niall Berne.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

72' - Ananth Sunder tackles Ronan Monday and the ball goes loose.  Rory Fitzgerald tries to use ball skills to beat Kanja Goyal, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for Linfield F.C..  

74' - Leon Cary passes the ball to Rory Fitzgerald.  Rory Fitzgerald attempts to use his skills to beat Sukhinder Gumber, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

74' - Rory Fitzgerald sees a run from Niall Berne.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Niall Berne is going to be taken off.  Leon McRae is going to be brought on.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dev Kanda is going to be taken off.  Girish Brahmbhatt is going to be brought on.  

85' - Defenders Football Club launch a counter attack.  Nathan Moriarty tackles Ananth Sunder and takes the ball.  Nathan Moriarty sees Rory Fitzgerald making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Rory Fitzgerald is caught offside!  



The match has ended Defenders Football Club 2 - 0 Linfield F.C..