I-League 2nd Division 2018, Final round: Real Kashmir FC vs Ozone FC Bengaluru, Live Match Updates

FULL TIME : Ozone FC 2-3 Real Kashmir

A pulsating final third display from Real Kashmir sees the Srinagar based side clinch all three points in their first game of the main round. The Kashmiri side were trailing 2-1 in the 88th minute but a goal at the 89th minute mark and a 94th Minute Winner resulted in a Real Kashmir win!

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90+3' GOAAAAAAAL! Absolute Belter of a shot as Real Kashmir takes the lead with seconds remaining on the clock.

3 Minutes added on.

89' GOAAAAAAAAAAAL! It's the equalizer! Real Kashmir retore parity. It's 2-2 now.

82' Real Kashmir getting in numerous balls and crosses in the danger area but are unable to penetrate the Ozone defense.

74' Real Kashmir showing signs of urgency as they are now resorting to long balls.

70' Cleared off the line! Real Kashmir draws Abhishek Das off the line and gets the ball on target, but a timely goal line clearance bails out Ozone.

67' GOAAAL! Real Kashmir Keeper makes a hash of things and the ball ends up in the back of net amidst absolute commotion. It is 2-1 to Ozone FC.

67' Freekick driven low and hard, but Ozone recover.

66' Real Kashmir get a freekick.

Lights back.

Lights go off at the venue!

60' MISS! Nadong Bhutia shoots inches wide of target.

57' Sustained and Prolonged Pressure from Ozone FC, but the Real Kashmir defense is upto the task.

52' Real Kashmir dominating proceedings here in the initial minutes of the second half.

51' Corner goes over everybody and out of play.

50' Yao turns and shoots, Abhishek Das pulls off a brilliant save and parries it away for a Real Kashmir corner.

47' Robert de Souza goes down cheaply in the box after the slighest contact. The referee waves him off.

Second half underway!

HT : Ozone FC 1-1 Real Kashmir

A half largely dominated by Real Kashmir but Ozone FC did trouble the Kashmiri Defense on regular intervals.

Second half ten minutes away.

45' Corner cleared away for safety.

44' Ozone looking to get something at the cusp of half time, as they earn a corner. Som over it.

43' It's all Real Kashmir since the last few minutes as Ozone FC are struggling to get their act together.

38' GOAAAAAAL! Tariq Mir finds Nadong Bhutia with a low cross from the left, the latter slots it home past a hapless Das.

33' Corner cleared away.

32' Nadong Bhutia does a little shimmy, shoots earn a corner.

30' Real Kashmir float in a freekick into the box, find a team member head the ball but Das is up to the task and collects it with ease.

27' GOAL! Robert De Souza scores from the spot to put Ozone ahead.

26' Ozone FC have a penalty!

24' MISS! Yao heads wide from a freekick as Real Kashmir let another chance go abegging.

22' Real Kashmir have a shot on goal, but an incoming brave tackle blocks the shot away.

20' The teams are resorting to Long Balls in search of goals as the game temperament has fallen down significantly.

15' After an early period of Real Kashmir offense, Ozone FC have earned themselves a series of corners but have failed to get in the balls in the right place and open the Kashmir defense.

13' Ozone FC looking to get the momentum with them by playing some football among themselves and keep Kashmir off the ball.

9' Corners to both the sides, but the outcome is void of any goal mouth in action in the both the instances.

6' Both the teams are looking extremely agile on the field with quick runs and passes.

5' Ozone FC clear their lines.

4' End to End stuff here, as Kashmir have a corner of their own after Loveday's shot deflected away out of play.

3' Corner goes out of play. Goal-kick to Real Kashmir.

2' Ozone FC earn a corner after they were through on goal but were denied to get a shot on goal courtesy a last ditch tackle from a Real Kashmir defender.

1' Long shot from Kashmir straight away, Abhishek Das sees the danger off.

Kick-off! Real Kashmir get the action underway.

The players are warming up in the dusk, as we are moments away from kick-off.

The teams are walking towards the middle amidst the infamous FIFA Anthem at the FSV Arena, Bengaluru!

Line-Ups for today's game :

Ozone FC Bengaluru : Abhishek Das (GK), Vignesh Gunashekar (C), Sabeeth Sathyan, Satish Kumar, Chinta Rao Chandrashekar, Yongchan Son, Clyde Fernandes, Robert De Souza, Lenstan Alfonso, Deepak Prakash, Umesh Perambra

Real Kashmir : Khalid Qayoom, Muhammad Hammad, Loveday Okechukwu (C), Abhash Thapa, Shahnawaz Bashir, Kouassi Yao, Nadong Bhutia, Ifham Tariq Mir, Sukhwinder Singh (GK), Ritwik Kumar Das, Danish Farooq

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the I-league 2nd division match between Real Kashmir and Ozone FC Bengaluru!

The matches in the I-League 2nd Division are bound to get more intense as we reach the business end of the competion.

Real Kashmir FC also shocked everyone as they remained unbeaten in the Group stages, winning 6 and drawing 4 matches out of their 10 in Group A, ultimately finishing with 22 points.

Kerala Blaster FC (reserves) topped Group B in the preliminary round. However, as the ISL club was only eligible to play in the Preliminary Round, the 2nd placed team, Ozone FC Bengaluru made it to the Final Round. Ozone FC have also had a great run in the competition, winning 5 matches, drawing 4, and losing 1 out of their 10 matches so far.

Real Kashmir FC vs Ozone FC Bengaluru promises to be an interesting match. Atinder Mani will be the key player for the Kashmir-based side, whereas Robert De Souza and Sabeeth Sathyan will prove to be game-changers for Ozone FC.

Hindustan FC, being the best second-placed club out of the three groups, also qualified for the Final Round.

Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU), were the surprise package in the tournament and surprised everyone by reaching the Final Round despite being the newcomers. They finished on the top of Group C with 23 points.
Hindustan FC faced Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) in the 1st match of the Final round.

These four teams are battling for a potential place i the I-league next season.