League

Retford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abhyagni Siddhu took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Aticanda Madhusudan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adhiksita Biswas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Kishore Agarwal when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 18th minute of the match Atasa Pant sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kishore Agarwal skillfully saved the ball. Jata Gandhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambasthya Hundal in the 19th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Gopalakrishnan Mallik made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Retford City's Jata Gandhi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute, Abhyagni Siddhu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kishore Agarwal. The goal made the score 1-1. Adhiksita Biswas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kishore Agarwal having to make a save. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Radway's goalkeeper Kishore Agarwal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nityanand Gaekwad during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 48 minutes into the match, Adhiksita Biswas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kishore Agarwal, 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gopalakrishnan Mallik made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Radway defense, Abhyagni Siddhu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kishore Agarwal. The Radway fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kishore Agarwal should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Radway's goal looked a bit too open when Abhyagni Siddhu came free, but Kishore Agarwal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Radway's goal looked a bit too open when Adhiksita Biswas came free, but Kishore Agarwal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kishore Agarwal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhyagni Siddhu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Retford City's goal looked a bit too open when Gopalakrishnan Mallik came free, but Jata Gandhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kishore Agarwal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abhyagni Siddhu's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Retford City's goalkeeper Jata Gandhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ambasthya Hundal. When Retford City's Adhiksita Biswas in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Radway's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86thth minute of the game Abhyagni Siddhu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Radway's Kishore Agarwal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Adhiksita Biswas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Retford City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adhiksita Biswas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Retford City's Abhyagni Siddhu in 97 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Kishore Agarwal guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Retford City's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.