League

Burnham
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amritaksara Beesla made the kick off which started today's match. Kalyanasarman Jain stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bhanumata Waraich's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Prem Chopra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Stockton-on-Tees United booed when Burnham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasi Iyengar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Bhanumata Waraich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kalyanasarman Jain was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 15th match minute, Burnham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasi Iyengar to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, Kasi Iyengar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Abhiraksa Barmi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Diksita Bhatt charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diksita Bhatt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Stockton-on-Tees United booed when Burnham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diksita Bhatt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kalyanasarman Jain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bhanumata Waraich in the 24th minute of play. Stockton-on-Tees United were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Burnham's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jagdev Jha took the corner. A well done corner resulted in Anantavirya Dhamija drilling the ball in to score 1-1 behind Burnham's goalkeeper. In the 33rd minute, Bhanumata Waraich made a precise shot to the right of Kalyanasarman Jain. Burnham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Amritaksara Beesla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burnham's supporters rose to their feet, but Amritaksara Beesla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abhiraksa Barmi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anantavirya Dhamija during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 40 played minutes Stockton-on-Tees United got a freekick which was hit by Anantavirya Dhamija. 42 minutes in the game, Amritaksara Beesla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Abhiraksa Barmi having to interfere. Amritaksara Beesla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abhiraksa Barmi made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Didyu Gala sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bhanumata Waraich stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Stockton-on-Tees United booed when Burnham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diksita Bhatt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute Didyu Gala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abhiraksa Barmi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Didyu Gala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abhiraksa Barmi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Bhanumata Waraich dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kalyanasarman Jain, 1-3. Burnham's Kalyanasarman Jain proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Burnham from getting a goal against them. Agnira Barua hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Prem Chopra could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Kalyanasarman Jain however easily saved by the left post. Bhanumata Waraich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bhanumata Waraich charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bhanumata Waraich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Stockton-on-Tees United got a freekick which was hit by Bhanumata Waraich. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Bhanumata Waraich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stockton-on-Tees United's supporters rose to their feet, but Bhanumata Waraich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kalyanasarman Jain breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Burnham getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Kasi Iyengar hit a great ball. With 83 minutes on the clock, Jayant Anand commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Burnham:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stockton-on-Tees United:s goal. In the 88th minute, Didyu Gala 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. Jaimalla Mitra kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute of the match Jagdev Jha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kalyanasarman Jain showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 96 minutes, Avarana Jagur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stockton-on-Tees United and the Burnham players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, Avarana Jagur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Didyu Gala managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burnham's supporters rose to their feet, but Didyu Gala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abhiraksa Barmi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Stockton-on-Tees United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.