League Play-Off

Radlett Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Radlett's Avinasa Mallik started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mantosh Jadeja got free with Gramapala Deshmukh in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Avinasa Mallik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aniruddha Gore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gramapala Deshmukh having to interfere. If Ajina Dosanjh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ajina Dosanjh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th match minute, Radlett was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krish Shahraj to maneuver through the defense. Bray Lake FC's Gramapala Deshmukh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Bray Lake FC from getting a goal against them. When Radlett's Avinasa Mallik in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bray Lake FC's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the match, Bray Lake FC's goalkeeper Gramapala Deshmukh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aniruddha Gore. Gramapala Deshmukh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aniruddha Gore in the 43rd minute. If Avinasa Mallik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Radlett's zone, Ajina Dosanjh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Satpreet Sahota came out of the goal and Ajina Dosanjh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Venkatesha Bajaj to make the kick off. Pran Khangura's late challenge caught a Radlett's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pran Khangura helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bray Lake FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Pran Khangura hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Avinasa Mallik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radlett's supporters rose to their feet, but Avinasa Mallik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gramapala Deshmukh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Radlett's Satpreet Sahota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venkatesha Bajaj in the 60th minute of play. Bray Lake FC's Gramapala Deshmukh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aniruddha Gore in the 63rd minute of play. Gaur Brara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gramapala Deshmukh. Bray Lake FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Radlett getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jaskaran Tendulkar hit a great ball. If Venkatesha Bajaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bray Lake FC's Venkatesha Bajaj got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ajina Dosanjh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Satpreet Sahota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Satpreet Sahota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venkatesha Bajaj in the 82nd minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.