League Play-Off

Beeston Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arunava Sodhi got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Satish Pandey took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ditaujas Sarkar to make any attempt to save it. Agnibahu Hira struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Ajalika Mohan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ryker. In the 17th minute, Patel Ghoshal made a precise shot to the right of Ajalika Mohan. Beeston's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Ryker's Ditaujas Sarkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anadhrishya Bangopadhyay in the 23rd minute of play. Agnibahu Hira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Beeston's zone, Atimanita Desai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ajalika Mohan came out of the goal and Atimanita Desai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Beeston booed when Ryker was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agnibahu Hira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Satish Pandey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ditaujas Sarkar having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Arunava Sodhi lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Ditaujas Sarkar. If Atimanita Desai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the game, Amana Ahuja was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beeston's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ryker the free kick. After 35 played minutes Beeston got a freekick which was hit by Amana Ahuja. Agnibahu Hira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Satish Pandey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ditaujas Sarkar having to interfere. After 46 minutes Ryker's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Devanaman Bagha who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Beeston's corner Devanaman Bagha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ditaujas Sarkar quite easily take care of the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Agnibahu Hira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arunava Sodhi in the 54th minute of play forced Ryker's goalkeeper Ditaujas Sarkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Satish Pandey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Ryker's Prakash Khahera seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Prakash Khahera the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ryker protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Prakash Khahera had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ryker fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! Satish Pandey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ditaujas Sarkar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Kuppuswamy Ralte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Arunava Sodhi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ditaujas Sarkar was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. When Beeston's Satish Pandey in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ryker's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Beeston's Krishnamachari Sangha got a free kick in the 69th minute. The audience was convinced that Satish Pandey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ditaujas Sarkar was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Ryker's Ditaujas Sarkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arunava Sodhi in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Patel Ghoshal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Devanaman Bagha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ditaujas Sarkar. Ryker's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Satish Pandey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ditaujas Sarkar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 84th match minute, Beeston was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amana Ahuja to maneuver through the defense. Arunava Sodhi kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When Beeston's Satish Pandey in 92 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Ditaujas Sarkar guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Beeston's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.