League

Forest Hill
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ekatala Verma took the kick off in the first half of the match. Khamurti Marak charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khamurti Marak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Khamurti Marak kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Glossop United's goal looked a bit too open when Dayaram Vurghese came free, but Arapacana Virdee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khamurti Marak was shown his second yellow card after 8 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 9th match minute, Glossop United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khamurti Marak to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Jaspal Laungani sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Arapacana Virdee threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Jaspal Laungani this time. Tatleen Chaddha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avanipala Pujari having to interfere. Campu Parekh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Avanipala Pujari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Campu Parekh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Avanipala Pujari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Glossop United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ekatala Verma to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Forest Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Campu Parekh came free, but Avanipala Pujari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 42 minutes, Tatleen Chaddha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glossop United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tatleen Chaddha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 45 minutes, Campu Parekh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glossop United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Campu Parekh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tatleen Chaddha struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Avanipala Pujari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glossop United. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dayaram Vurghese stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Glossop United's Arapacana Virdee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dhanirama Theunuo in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, Forest Hill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abhiruci Das to maneuver through the defense. Campu Parekh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avanipala Pujari having to interfere. Campu Parekh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tatleen Chaddha got free with Avanipala Pujari in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dhanirama Theunuo in the 67th minute of play forced Glossop United's goalkeeper Arapacana Virdee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tatleen Chaddha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avanipala Pujari having to interfere. Tatleen Chaddha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Avanipala Pujari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forest Hill's goalkeeper Avanipala Pujari, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Glossop United got a freekick which was hit by Ekatala Verma. Dhanirama Theunuo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Avanipala Pujari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Campu Parekh in the 95th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, Forest Hill could leave the field as winners, despite Glossop United having more of the ball for most of the match.