League Play-Off

Bray Lake
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Bhrajistha Bal put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gramapala Deshmukh. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asvavan Vurghese in the 9th minute of play forced Bray Lake FC's goalkeeper Gramapala Deshmukh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gramapala Deshmukh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bhrajistha Bal's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Bhrajistha Bal notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Bray Lake FC's Gramapala Deshmukh. Gramapala Deshmukh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ajina Dosanjh kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Bhanuratha Shetty kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ajina Dosanjh got free with Devavid Denhoy in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kisni Dasgupta hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. When Venkatesha Bajaj fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bray Lake FC's protests and gave Venkatesha Bajaj a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 38 minutes, Bhrajistha Bal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elsdon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bhrajistha Bal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gramapala Deshmukh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cetana Sandhu in the 39th minute of the match. Elsdon's Devavid Denhoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venkatesha Bajaj in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute Venkatesha Bajaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Devavid Denhoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute of the match Sanjog Randhawa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gramapala Deshmukh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bhrajistha Bal to make the kick off. Bhrajistha Bal hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Asvavan Vurghese's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Gramapala Deshmukh skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bray Lake FC's Gramapala Deshmukh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bhrajistha Bal in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Elsdon's Asvavan Vurghese nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gramapala Deshmukh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Prakash Takhar lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Elsdon. Cetana Sandhu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gramapala Deshmukh. 0-4. Asvavan Vurghese in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gramapala Deshmukh, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 84 minutes, Asvavan Vurghese managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elsdon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Asvavan Vurghese was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bhrajistha Bal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 91 minutes, Asvavan Vurghese managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elsdon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Asvavan Vurghese was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Ksambhuj Sidhu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Bhrajistha Bal sped through Bray Lake FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gramapala Deshmukh. The Bray Lake FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Elsdon were clearly better and deserved to take the win.