League

Swinton Park
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) Muralidhar Sakhrie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rajindar Nahal in the 4th minute of play. Swinton AFC's Muralidhar Sakhrie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rajindar Nahal in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute Cittaprasanna Sharma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muralidhar Sakhrie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 minutes, Indrinika Siddhu made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Swinton AFC's Muralidhar Sakhrie tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Indrinika Siddhu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Muralidhar Sakhrie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Muralidhar Sakhrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inan Tiwari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. High Wycombe City's Indrinika Siddhu got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Muralidhar Sakhrie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rajindar Nahal in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute High Wycombe City were awarded a corner. Amirtharaj Maheshwari went to the cornerflag to take it. Abhyudaya Naik made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Krish Khan sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute, Krish Khan 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. 39 minutes into the match, Swinton AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Indrinika Siddhu came free, but Muralidhar Sakhrie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rdth minute of the game Rajindar Nahal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Swinton AFC's Muralidhar Sakhrie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Muralidhar Sakhrie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cittaprasanna Sharma, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Krish Khan to make the kick off. If Rajindar Nahal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Indrinika Siddhu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Swinton AFC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Apupa Mondol hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Swinton AFC's goalkeeper Muralidhar Sakhrie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kuladipaka Attwal. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Rajindar Nahal managed to get in a good position for a shot. High Wycombe City's supporters rose to their feet, but Rajindar Nahal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Muralidhar Sakhrie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 64 minutes into the match, High Wycombe City's Rajindar Nahal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Muralidhar Sakhrie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68th minute Krish Khan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abhyudaya Naik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Rajindar Nahal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Swinton AFC's Muralidhar Sakhrie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Indrinika Siddhu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Inan Tiwari 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. Muralidhar Sakhrie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rajindar Nahal's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute, Indrinika Siddhu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Muralidhar Sakhrie, passed just outside the right post. Muralidhar Sakhrie made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Rajindar Nahal sent off a good shot on target. If Indrinika Siddhu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 91 minutes, Rajindar Nahal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. High Wycombe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rajindar Nahal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Swinton AFC's zone, Indrinika Siddhu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muralidhar Sakhrie came out of the goal and Indrinika Siddhu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Swinton AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. High Wycombe City were clearly better and deserved to take the win.