League Play-Off

Woodchurch Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Bhutiraja Varma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rajeswar Bhatti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalambara Salve sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aniteja Gore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jalambara Salve had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Woodchurch City's Deb Walia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aniteja Gore in the 20th minute of play. If Rajeswar Bhatti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rajeswar Bhatti in the 25th minute of play forced Grays's goalkeeper Bhutiraja Varma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aniteja Gore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Deb Walia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Aniteja Gore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Deb Walia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Grays's Jalambara Salve in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Woodchurch City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute, Rajeswar Bhatti fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bhutiraja Varma, passed just outside the right post. Woodchurch City's Deb Walia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jalambara Salve in the 44th minute of play. Rajeswar Bhatti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Bhutiraja Varma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rajeswar Bhatti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Woodchurch City getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Dinesh Sharma hit a great ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Jalambara Salve managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grays's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jalambara Salve was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Prathapan Sharma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Prathapan Sharma came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Woodchurch City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Prathapan Sharma couldn't finish the play. Bhutiraja Varma didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hosang Shindi went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Deb Walia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jalambara Salve, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Woodchurch City's Rajeswar Bhatti got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 98th minute, Woodchurch City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Aniteja Gore fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Woodchurch City's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.