League

Woodhall Spa Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Kalila Bawa made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Rugeley City getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Grama Ahuja hit a great ball. Udham Chawla made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Arkasa Ahuja sent off a good shot on target. Udham Chawla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalila Bawa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Udham Chawla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kalila Bawa in the 23rd minute of the match. Udham Chawla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kalila Bawa in the 26th minute of the match. If Grama Ahuja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grama Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Candrakesa Chopra having to interfere. A collision led to Rugeley City getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Akalroop Pal hit a great ball. Arkasa Ahuja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kalila Bawa struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Udham Chawla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodhall Spa. After having played for 45 minutes, Arkasa Ahuja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woodhall Spa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arkasa Ahuja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Kalila Bawa in the 51st minute of play forced Rugeley City's goalkeeper Udham Chawla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grama Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Candrakesa Chopra having to interfere. Woodhall Spa's Candrakesa Chopra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Woodhall Spa from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute, Barun Gurai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Woodhall Spa's Candrakesa Chopra got control of the ball when Grama Ahuja tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Woodhall Spa's Abhisri Gopalkrishnan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Udham Chawla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kalila Bawa in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Udham Chawla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Kalila Bawa came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Woodhall Spa 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 Kalila Bawa couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Rugeley City's Dhiresa Mirchandani got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 83 minutes, Dhiresa Mirchandani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rugeley City and the Woodhall Spa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dhiresa Mirchandani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Rugeley City's zone, Kalila Bawa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Udham Chawla came out of the goal and Kalila Bawa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Arkasa Ahuja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Udham Chawla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Rugeley City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dhiresa Mirchandani to maneuver through the defense. Barun Gurai kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Jaswant Kapoor, 98 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.