League Play-Off

Chippenham
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kalasinha Thiara made the kick off and thus started the match. Motilal Mishra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abhijana Iyer having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Chippenham City's goal looked a bit too open when Pinki Chatterjee came free, but Atibhava Holkar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bahuvirya Haito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atibhava Holkar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kalabhiti Dhotre went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Bahuvirya Haito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atibhava Holkar was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Atibhava Holkar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalabhiti Dhotre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atibhava Holkar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalabhiti Dhotre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th match minute, Chippenham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalasinha Thiara to maneuver through the defense. Atibhava Holkar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kalabhiti Dhotre's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Kalabhiti Dhotre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chippenham City's Atibhava Holkar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abhijana Iyer made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Kalasinha Thiara sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kalasinha Thiara in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abhijana Iyer saved Blyth from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Kalabhiti Dhotre notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Chippenham City's Atibhava Holkar. Atibhava Holkar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kalabhiti Dhotre in the 47th minute of play forced Chippenham City's goalkeeper Atibhava Holkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kalabhiti Dhotre made a kick off. Blyth's Bahuvirya Haito got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Atibhava Holkar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahuvirya Haito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Blyth's Bahuvirya Haito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atibhava Holkar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 59th minute Kalabhiti Dhotre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atibhava Holkar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bahuvirya Haito came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Blyth 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 Bahuvirya Haito couldn't finish the play. If Kalabhiti Dhotre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chippenham City's Atibhava Holkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalabhiti Dhotre in the 67th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Chippenham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalasinha Thiara to maneuver through the defense. If Bahuvirya Haito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chippenham City's Atibhava Holkar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Chippenham City from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute Kalabhiti Dhotre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atibhava Holkar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Chippenham City fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Blyth were clearly better and deserved to take the win.