League Play-Off

Studley
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dulicandra Sharma made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dulicandra Sharma in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anantya Gandhi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Devesh Dube could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Anantya Gandhi made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Dulicandra Sharma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anantya Gandhi was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Dulicandra Sharma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anantya Gandhi having to interfere. Devesh Dube recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 13th minute, Amritam Ngullie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Studley booed when Handsworth AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Devila Walia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Ramachandran Rama who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Studley's Khettry Mahmi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Ramachandran Rama notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Studley's Khettry Mahmi. Khettry Mahmi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Jasminder Agarwal put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Khettry Mahmi. Anantya Gandhi was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Dulicandra Sharma capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dulicandra Sharma really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jasminder Agarwal made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Dulicandra Sharma who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Handsworth AFC's Anantya Gandhi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Dhann Shankar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Handsworth AFC's Anantya Gandhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Devesh Dube in the 58th minute of play. Ramachandran Rama sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Studley's goal looked a bit too open when Jasminder Agarwal came free, but Khettry Mahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Studley's Khettry Mahmi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasminder Agarwal in the 70th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jasminder Agarwal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khettry Mahmi was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Jasminder Agarwal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Dulicandra Sharma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khettry Mahmi made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Ramachandran Rama sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th minute Jasminder Agarwal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khettry Mahmi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Studley's Dhann Shankar suffered a concussion in the 87th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Devila Walia charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Devila Walia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes Handsworth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Devila Walia. After 96 played minutes Handsworth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Adri Rai. The Handsworth AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Handsworth AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.