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Match Report
Market Drayton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gopalaswamy Srivastava made the kick off which started today's match. Market Drayton City's Ansa Grewal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krishanin Pal in the 10th minute of play. If Bhrngara Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gopalaswamy Srivastava came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Ashtead 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 Gopalaswamy Srivastava couldn't finish the play. Ansa Grewal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krishanin Pal, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Gopalaswamy Srivastava fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ansa Grewal having to interfere. Dayaram Gupta succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 32nd playminute. If Bhrngara Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ansa Grewal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gopalaswamy Srivastava in the 42nd minute of play. Pooran Tiwari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bhrngara Mendes in the 43rd minute of play. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Market Drayton City! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bhrngara Mendes to make the kick off. Bhrngara Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pooran Tiwari having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gopalaswamy Srivastava in the 58th minute of play forced Market Drayton City's goalkeeper Ansa Grewal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bhrngara Mendes in the 61st minute of play forced Ashtead City's goalkeeper Pooran Tiwari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Market Drayton City's Ansa Grewal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gopalaswamy Srivastava in the 65th minute of play. After 71 minutes, Randeep Bangopadhyay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Market Drayton City and the Ashtead City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Market Drayton City's Randeep Bangopadhyay got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Bhrngara Mendes came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Market Drayton 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 Bhrngara Mendes couldn't finish the play. If Bhrngara Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dayaram Gupta kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. If Gopalaswamy Srivastava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Krishanin Pal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Ansa Grewal made a huge save. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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