League Play-Off

Champions Zone
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amod Kulkarni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Legend XI's Ayodhya Sandhu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nardev Salve in the 4th minute of play. Ayodhya Sandhu came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Epsom's Nardev Salve. But to his dismay, Nardev Salve quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amod Kulkarni in the 9th minute of play forced Legend XI's goalkeeper Ayodhya Sandhu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dipita Khanna hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Aryasura Shergill kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Legend XI's Ayodhya Sandhu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aryasura Shergill in the 25th minute of play. Ayodhya Sandhu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nardev Salve, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. A collision led to Legend XI getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Javanila Gill hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Jagannath Rama with Aryasura Shergill as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 43rd minute Javanila Gill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gharcheen Dubey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes, Amod Kulkarni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Epsom and the Legend XI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amod Kulkarni hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half Epsom were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Janakiraman Sandhar to strike the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Jagannath Rama in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Legend XI's Ati Kooner. 58 minutes in the game Ranjit Marathe did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Amod Kulkarni. Ayodhya Sandhu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nardev Salve, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Epsom booed when Legend XI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javanila Gill didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ati Kooner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gharcheen Dubey having to interfere. Balram Verma scored 0-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ayodhya Sandhu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nardev Salve during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Epsom's Nardev Salve got a free kick in the 74th minute. Legend XI's Ayodhya Sandhu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balram Verma in the 76th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Legend XI's goalkeeper Ayodhya Sandhu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aryasura Shergill. Devanirmita Bawa made in the 86th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ranjit Marathe. After 91 minutes, Ati Kooner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Legend XI and the Epsom players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ati Kooner kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Ayodhya Sandhu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Devanirmita Bawa. Legend XI's Ayodhya Sandhu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amod Kulkarni in the 96th minute of play.