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Wotton-under-Edge Pa
Spectators: 6767 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Avani Batra made the kick off which started today's match. If Alakaprabha Chohan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ganjan Tipnis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alakaprabha Chohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Karmavajra Gupta hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Isayu Attwal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ketubha Pradhan got free with Harbajan Chadha in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute, Hebden Bridge United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Avani Batra fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hebden Bridge United's Alakaprabha Chohan got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Channabasappa Pant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harbajan Chadha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avani Batra in the 24th minute of play. When Isayu Attwal came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Hebden Bridge United 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 Isayu Attwal couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Channabasappa Pant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wotton-under-Edge's supporters rose to their feet, but Channabasappa Pant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harbajan Chadha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Avani Batra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Harbajan Chadha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Channabasappa Pant made a precise shot to the right of Harbajan Chadha. Hebden Bridge United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

If Channabasappa Pant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harbajan Chadha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Channabasappa Pant, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Alakaprabha Chohan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wotton-under-Edge's Ganjan Tipnis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alakaprabha Chohan in the 61st minute of play. Alakaprabha Chohan succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Harbajan Chadha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Channabasappa Pant in the 76th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Asitasman Basra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hebden Bridge United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wotton-under-Edge the free kick. Channabasappa Pant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Harbajan Chadha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Channabasappa Pant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Alakaprabha Chohan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ganjan Tipnis. That made the score 1-2 in the 84 minute of play. Gurusimran Varma took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ganjan Tipnis. Wotton-under-Edge's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ilaspada Nahal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avani Batra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Harbajan Chadha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hebden Bridge United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.