League Play-Off

Woodchurch Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rajeswar Bhatti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Uttampreet Prewal kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Woodchurch City's Rajeswar Bhatti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adarsa Mendes. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. 29 minutes into the match, Sihor fc's goalkeeper Adarsa Mendes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Prathapan Sharma. Atithigva Saha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Adarsa Mendes made a huge save. Arjun Diyali's late challenge caught a Woodchurch City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arjun Diyali helped the player get up and apologised. Arjun Diyali kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Sihor fc's Ambumani Diyali made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Deb Walia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Deb Walia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abhiviraja Venkataramanappa in the 38th minute of the match. Uttampreet Prewal charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uttampreet Prewal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th minute, Uttampreet Prewal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Woodchurch City's Rajeswar Bhatti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adarsa Mendes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sihor fc's Jaishankar Pannu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Arjun Diyali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abhiviraja Venkataramanappa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Rajeswar Bhatti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adarsa Mendes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 62nd minute, Ambumani Diyali fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Woodchurch City's Prathapan Sharma got a free kick in the 67th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Abhiviraja Venkataramanappa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Deb Walia, 2-3. After 79 minutes of play Sihor fc's Uttampreet Prewal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Rajeswar Bhatti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adarsa Mendes having to interfere. Adarsa Mendes came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Woodchurch City's Atithigva Saha. But to his dismay, Atithigva Saha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. When Jatinder Rai fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sihor fc's protests and gave Jatinder Rai a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th match minute, Sihor fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jatinder Rai to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute of the match Hosang Shindi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adarsa Mendes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 91st minute of the match, Ambumani Diyali got a very nice opportunity to score, but Deb Walia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 96 minutes into the match, Sihor fc's goal looked a bit too open when Rajeswar Bhatti came free, but Adarsa Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.