League

Tollesbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Harbajan Bahia kicked off to start the match. Mohanbir Bhave received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Adrupa Hora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Tollesbury was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lal Sarkaria to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dvarakadasa Thiara got free with Jagannath Irani in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Bermondsey's Harbajan Bahia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrupa Hora narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th match minute, Tollesbury was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lal Sarkaria to maneuver through the defense. Harbajan Bahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bermondsey's Harbajan Bahia in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tollesbury's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Tollesbury's Apurva Bawa got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 30th minute, Balar Dhariwal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jagannath Irani. The goal made the score 1-0. After a rather tough play, Tollesbury's Candrata Virdee got a free kick in the 34th minute. Balar Dhariwal hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the match, Harbajan Bahia notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tollesbury's Adrupa Hora. Adrupa Hora was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 42 minutes, Mohanbir Bhave managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bermondsey's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohanbir Bhave was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lal Sarkaria during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Bermondsey booed when Tollesbury was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lal Sarkaria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harbajan Bahia might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrupa Hora. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harbajan Bahia ran back to his position shaking his head. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

54 minutes into the game, Tollesbury's Dvarakadasa Thiara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jagannath Irani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Tollesbury's Balar Dhariwal got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bermondsey's goalkeeper Jagannath Irani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68thth minute of the game Balar Dhariwal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bermondsey's Jagannath Irani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adrupa Hora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harbajan Bahia in the 73rd minute of the match. Bermondsey's Jagannath Irani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balar Dhariwal in the 80th minute of play. Jagannath Irani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balar Dhariwal in the 80th minute of the match. Dvarakadasa Thiara scored 3-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jagannath Irani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jagdish Murthy's late challenge caught a Tollesbury's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jagdish Murthy helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Tollesbury booed when Bermondsey was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jagdish Murthy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute Dvarakadasa Thiara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jagannath Irani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jagannath Irani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dvarakadasa Thiara, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Satinderpal Khandelwal charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Satinderpal Khandelwal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. There was no doubt that Tollesbury were the better team. Tollesbury's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.