League Play-Off

Woodbridge Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Navdeep Chaha started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Woodbridge's Candrin Balil got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Debasis Bhaura was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Amandev Chattha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Navdeep Chaha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Navdeep Chaha in the 15th minute of play forced Brighouse City's goalkeeper Amandev Chattha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Navdeep Chaha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rajpal Virk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhata Sachdeva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rajpal Virk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abhata Sachdeva in the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 26 minutes, Navdeep Chaha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woodbridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Navdeep Chaha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Brighouse City's goalkeeper Amandev Chattha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Loganathan Mohan. Loganathan Mohan might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amandev Chattha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Loganathan Mohan ran back to his position shaking his head. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute, Loganathan Mohan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Brighouse City's zone, Loganathan Mohan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amandev Chattha came out of the goal and Loganathan Mohan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loganathan Mohan in the 56th minute of play forced Brighouse City's goalkeeper Amandev Chattha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loganathan Mohan struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Amandev Chattha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodbridge. After having played for 65 minutes, Navdeep Chaha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woodbridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Navdeep Chaha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Navdeep Chaha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Navdeep Chaha in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amandev Chattha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amandev Chattha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loganathan Mohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Amandev Chattha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loganathan Mohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, Brighouse City's Ras Mathur got a free kick in the 78th minute. Ramakrishnan Deys short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Rajpal Virk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 86th minute, Navdeep Chaha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amandev Chattha was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 89 minutes into the match, Woodbridge's Loganathan Mohan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amandev Chattha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Navdeep Chaha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amandev Chattha having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, Brighouse City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adyota Bangopadhyay to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, Woodbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Abhata Sachdeva came free, but Rajpal Virk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rajpal Virk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramakrishnan Dey in the 96th minute. Woodbridge's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.