League

Kidlington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Evington's Hansakaya Saxena started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Kidlington City's Anuranjana Marathe got a free kick in the 5th minute. It was beautiful to see Evington's Kaninaka Linyu in action when he in the 7th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! 12 minutes into the game, Aryadeva Krishnan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bhudhana Sakhrie was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arthvana Raja's late challenge caught a Kidlington City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arthvana Raja helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Evington getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Arthvana Raja hit a great ball. Dhareshwar Chakma made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Ambuvica More sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 22 in the game by Ambuvica More from a close distance when the talented Dhareshwar Chakma managed to make a qualified save. Evington's players were relieved. Dhareshwar Chakma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ambuvica More in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Evington's zone, Tripat Pujari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dhareshwar Chakma came out of the goal and Tripat Pujari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, Evington's goal looked a bit too open when Tripat Pujari came free, but Dhareshwar Chakma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aryadeva Krishnan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Evington's goal looked a bit too open when Tripat Pujari came free, but Dhareshwar Chakma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tejbir Tur charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tejbir Tur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kidlington City booed when Evington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tejbir Tur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jiwani Prasad's shot from long distance in the 38th minute was not bad at all, but Evington's Dhareshwar Chakma knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Tripat Pujari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dhareshwar Chakma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tripat Pujari in the 45th minute of play forced Evington's goalkeeper Dhareshwar Chakma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tripat Pujari was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ambuvica More's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dhareshwar Chakma was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Kidlington City's Ambuvica More sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dhareshwar Chakma narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dhareshwar Chakma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tripat Pujari in the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Evington's zone, Tripat Pujari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dhareshwar Chakma came out of the goal and Tripat Pujari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Tripat Pujari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kidlington City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tripat Pujari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Evington's goalkeeper Dhareshwar Chakma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Tripat Pujari came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Kidlington City 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 Tripat Pujari couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kidlington City had won after a very even match.