League

Hounslow Stadium
Spectators: 6961 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Radcliffe-on-Trent's goal looked a bit too open when Arunakamala Ahuja came free, but Raminder Sahni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cangadasa Narindra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Candramanek Virdee lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 7th minute, one of Hounslow United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hounslow United. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Radcliffe-on-Trent. Agadhi Mallik stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mastaan Boparai. 0-1. In the 12th match minute, Hounslow United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apratima Parekh to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agadhi Mallik in the 18th minute of play forced Hounslow United's goalkeeper Mastaan Boparai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arunakamala Ahuja charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arunakamala Ahuja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hounslow United's goalkeeper Mastaan Boparai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mastaan Boparai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agadhi Mallik in the 25th minute of the match. Mastaan Boparai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cangadasa Narindra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Agadhi Mallik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mastaan Boparai was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. A collision led to Hounslow United getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Karmendra Sailo hit a great ball. Anila Agarwal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mastaan Boparai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Cangadasa Narindra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radcliffe-on-Trent's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cangadasa Narindra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Radcliffe-on-Trent's Anila Agarwal in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hounslow United's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Apratima Parekh was the one to do the kick off. Apindra D'Mello charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apindra D'Mello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hounslow United's Apindra D'Mello got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Anila Agarwal scored 0-3 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mastaan Boparai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hounslow United's Mastaan Boparai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Hounslow United from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Hounslow United's Apindra D'Mello got a free kick in the 61st minute. Thanks to some nice moves Cangadasa Narindra could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Mastaan Boparai however easily saved by the left post. Raghav Chavan hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Cangadasa Narindra kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 84thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Hounslow United's keeper Mastaan Boparai was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. After 86 played minutes Radcliffe-on-Trent got a freekick which was hit by Amanvir Chatterjee. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karmendra Sailo during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hounslow United getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Karmendra Sailo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Hounslow United's zone, Anila Agarwal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mastaan Boparai came out of the goal and Anila Agarwal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute, Radcliffe-on-Trent's Anila Agarwal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mastaan Boparai. Mastaan Boparai yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. When the match was over Radcliffe-on-Trent could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hounslow United throughout the match.