League Play-Off

Pirton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chajju Lell got the match started through his kick off. Amaradatta Dosanjh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ayutayu Bisla in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Amul Linyu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 14 minutes, Ayutayu Bisla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ayutayu Bisla 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 16th minute, Ayutayu Bisla made a precise shot to the right of Amaradatta Dosanjh. Clevedon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After having played for 19 minutes, Chajju Lell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chajju Lell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ayutayu Bisla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Amaradatta Dosanjh made a huge save. 22 minutes into the match, Clevedon's goalkeeper Amaradatta Dosanjh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ayutayu Bisla. If Srinivas Dhillon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayutayu Bisla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amaradatta Dosanjh having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Clevedon's Hararupa Akhtar got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 36th minute, Govindarajulu Pradhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Clevedon's Kupati Jammu broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Pirton FC's Akra Kumar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Srinivas Dhillon in the 38th minute of play. Kushwant Sengupta kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 45th match minute, Clevedon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jagara Tur to maneuver through the defense. If Ayutayu Bisla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amul Linyu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kunsa Chawla charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kunsa Chawla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Clevedon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! 70 minutes into the match, Pirton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amul Linyu came free, but Akra Kumar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amul Linyu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akra Kumar having to interfere. Srinivas Dhillon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Akra Kumar made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Pirton FC's zone, Srinivas Dhillon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akra Kumar came out of the goal and Srinivas Dhillon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ayutayu Bisla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Amaradatta Dosanjh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amul Linyu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 100th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clevedon's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Pirton FC had won, even though Clevedon had held more of the ball.