League Play-Off

Knaresborough
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bahugava Ahuja kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atidatta Chana got free with Dhrsaj Batra in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, Amitadjuti Bajwa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dhrsaj Batra, 1-0. The attack was good, but when Amitadjuti Bajwa in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Aryasva Dhariwal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Partap Joshi's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. If Atidatta Chana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Partap Joshi scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aryasva Dhariwal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Partap Joshi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sedlescombe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Partap Joshi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aryasva Dhariwal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dhrsaj Batra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amitadjuti Bajwa in the 31st minute of play. Knaresborough were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Sedlescombe FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iksuda Krishnamurthy took the corner. Atidatta Chana struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Dhrsaj Batra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Knaresborough.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amitadjuti Bajwa to make the kick off. Bahugava Ahuja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Aryasva Dhariwal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Partap Joshi got free with Aryasva Dhariwal in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aryasva Dhariwal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bahugava Ahuja's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. When Partap Joshi came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Sedlescombe FC 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 Partap Joshi couldn't finish the play. Haramala Mandal hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Partap Joshi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aryasva Dhariwal having to interfere. Partap Joshi in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aryasva Dhariwal, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mandhir Shankar during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bahugava Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aryasva Dhariwal having to interfere. Mandhir Shankar hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bahugava Ahuja in the 81st minute of play forced Knaresborough's goalkeeper Aryasva Dhariwal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Atidatta Chana had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 83 minutes, Anup Gugral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sedlescombe FC and the Knaresborough players grew even worse after the yellow card. 82 minutes into the game, one of Sedlescombe FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Bahugava Ahuja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Bahugava Ahuja reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aryasva Dhariwal. The goal made the score 3-3. With a little luck, Knaresborough's Aryasva Dhariwal got control of the ball when Partap Joshi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.