League

High Wycombe Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rajbir Dalvi kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, High Wycombe City's Drstasara Sabnis got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Ratanbir Paranjpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rajindar Nahal, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Abhyudaya Naik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamayani Bhatt in the 10th minute of play. After 15 minutes, Rajindar Nahal made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Stanford le Hope UnitedFC's Ratanbir Paranjpe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 28 minutes, Ekta Chahal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stanford le Hope UnitedFC and the High Wycombe City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ekta Chahal kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After some careless play in the High Wycombe City defense, Guruswamy Rathod kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abhyudaya Naik. The High Wycombe City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abhyudaya Naik should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as High Wycombe City's Rajindar Nahal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ratanbir Paranjpe. That made the score 2-1 after 38 minutes of play. 43 minutes into the match, High Wycombe City's goal looked a bit too open when Rajbir Dalvi came free, but Abhyudaya Naik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Indrinika Siddhu took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Ratanbir Paranjpe to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rajindar Nahal was the one to do the kick off. Kamayani Bhatt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abhyudaya Naik came out and tried to block the shot, but Kamayani Bhatt slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 56th minute. 62 minutes into the match, High Wycombe City's goalkeeper Abhyudaya Naik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rajbir Dalvi. High Wycombe City's attentive Cittaprasanna Sharma managed to snatch the ball when Kallola Wahlia made a throw-in in the 71st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kallola Wahlia during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kallola Wahlia kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Stanford le Hope UnitedFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rajindar Nahal came free, but Ratanbir Paranjpe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ratanbir Paranjpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Indrinika Siddhu, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Rajindar Nahal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Ratanbir Paranjpe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Indrinika Siddhu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The High Wycombe City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Rajbir Dalvi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Abhyudaya Naik made a huge save. Ratanbir Paranjpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Indrinika Siddhu, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rajindar Nahal in the 93rd minute of play forced Stanford le Hope UnitedFC's goalkeeper Ratanbir Paranjpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Stanford le Hope UnitedFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Rajbir Dalvi hit a great ball.