CONIFA World Cup 2018, Quarterfinal: Panjab FA vs Padania, Live match updates

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Full time here, Panjab go down to Padania by a scoreline of 2-0.

Padania catch Panjab on a counter to score their second and possibly seal their place in the Semifinal.

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL! PADANIA HAVE THEIR INSURANCE GOAL.

The clock is approaching ninety minutes and Panjab are throwing everything forward.

Errsid Pllumbaj goes into the book for Padania

CLOSE! Amar Purewal heads just wide from a Gurjit Singh cross.

Panjab Substitution: Rio Riaz is on for Camen Bhandal

10 minutes to go in the quarterfinal. Panjab throwing everything they can at the Padania goal.

Innocenti is almost through on goal. However, the offside flag stops him in his tracks.

Just under 20 minutes to go. Can Panjab find an equalizer?

Panjab Substitution: Kamaljit Singh is on for Nathan Minhas

Panjab substitution: Arjun Jung replaces Terlochan Singh

Gurjit Singh is coming on for Rajpal Virk. Singh will play a little higher up the pitch, alongside Amar Purewal.

Andrea Rota of Padania receives a yellow card

60 minutes are up! Panjab 0-1 Padania

GOALLLLLLLLLLLL! Innocenti scores from the spot kick to give Padania the lead.

PENALTY! It is a penalty to Padania.

OFF THE LINE! Yousuf Butt yet again makes a great great save. However, he is out of position and the ball falls to a Padania forward. He takes a shot which is then cleared off the line by Aaron Minhas.

A rare attack from Panjab sees Arjun Purewal go down the left. He tries to cross the ball to Amarvir Sandhu but a Padania defender intervenes.

Arjun Purewal has been a sentinel in the Punjab defense, making clearances left, right, and centre.

Padania wasting no time here as they attack the Panjab goal. Once again, Yousuf Butt is there to deny the Padania forwards.

Remember, there will be no extra time at the end of the match. In case of a draw, the match will go straight to penalties.

Both the teams will be looking to open the scoring early in the second half, as a place in the semifinal is at stake.

The second half is underway!

Halftime, Panjab 0-0 Padania.

Coming up to the end of the first half, no side able to take full control of the game so far. Padania have been the better of the two, even creating two excellent chances only to be denied by Yousuf Butt.

Nathan Minhas is booked for Panjab after he went in late on a Padania player.

Yousuf Butt is on fire tonight! The shot-stopper makes yet another save to deny Padania a goal. The Panjab goalkeeper has surely been their best player so far.

WHAT A SAVE! Panjab goalkeeper Yousuf Butt makes a stunning save to keep the scores level. He was left one-on -one against the Padania forward but somehow managed to keep him from scoring.

Manuel Neuer-esque from goalkeeper Yousuf Butt, who calmly dummies a Padania forward before passing the ball. The crowd appreciates that skill.

A Padania player is fouled inside Panjab's half. The resulting freekick is delivered into a dangerous area. However, defender Terlochan Singh heads the ball away safely.

20 minutes gone, the score remains Panjab 0-0 Padania.

This time it is the Panjab players who appeal for a penalty. Captain Sandhu is involved once again as he goes down after a challenge in the box. However, the referee waves play on.

Padania have a penalty appeal rebuffed. Captain Amar Sandhu looks to have handled the ball but the referee waves play on.

Padania starting to get back into the game. However, the Panjab defenders are alert and tracking their every move.

Yellow card to Padania defender Gabriele Piatoni for bringing down Amar Sandhu deep in his own half.

Panjab get yet another freekick. However, the shot is straight at the goalkeeper. It has been all Panjab in the early minutes if this game.

Once again, Panjab go close. Arjun Purewal heads just wide from a freekick.

Padania have been in superb form in this tournament, scoring 17 goals while conceding just 2.

Panjab applying some early pressure here. Striker Amar Purewal is nearly through on goal but for an amazing interception by the Padania defender.

Panjab wearing their blue kit, while Padania are in white and green.

The match is underway!

In case of a draw, the match will head straight to a penalty shoot-out.

The winner will advance to the semifinal, while the loser will play a placement match to guarantee their final position.

The two teams are meeting two years after their previous encounter, when Panjab faced Padania in the semifinal of the 2016 CONIFA World Cup.

HERE’S YOUR PANJAB FA TEAM FOR TODAY’S QUARTER FINAL! Nathan Minhas comes in for Gurjit Singh while Camen Bhandal is now fit enough for a starting berth at the expense of Arjun Jung. #WFC2018 @CONIFAOfficial pic.twitter.com/TPAIMQWm2X
— Panjab FA (@PanjabFA) June 5, 2018

Welcome to sportskeeda.com's live coverage of Panjab FA vs Padania.

Panjab FA will face Padania in the Quarter Final match at the CONIFA World Cup 2018.
The Panjab side began their campaign in a staggering manner after they beat Kabylia by eight goals to nil. Captain Sandhu, along with Amar Purewal, Gurjit Singh, and Kamaljit Singh all grabbed braces. They then lost to Western Armenia by a solitary goal before drawing against United Koreans in Japan.
Padania, on the other hand, have been in stunning form. They have won all of their three matches in the competition so far and boast a goal difference of plus fifteen.
The CONIFA World Cup is a world cup specially established for the people. Instead of representing their countries, the teams represent their heritage. Panjab FA is one such team. Any person who has a lineage linking back to the breadbasket of the subcontinent is eligible to play for the Panjab FA.
Padania have been the champions of the CONIFA European Cup, the last two times. The Northern Italian side won the competition in 2015 and 2017.
Both the teams will be looking for a spot in the Semifinal as they come face-to-face.