League

Withington
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aradhaka Sarang in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hitaisi Sethi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gramakuta Rahul hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Withington City's Gautam Mansukhani got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Jaidev Bhudraja came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Hiltingbury 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 Jaidev Bhudraja couldn't finish the play. Gramakuta Rahul got his second yellow card in the match during the 19th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Withington City getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gramakuta Rahul hit a great ball. Jaidev Bhudraja blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bommareddy Khatri having to make a save. Hitaisi Sethi came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Withington City's Ajyapa Vishwakarma. But to his dismay, Ajyapa Vishwakarma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 34 minutes of play, Hiltingbury's Shivaraja Pradhan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bommareddy Khatri was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the game, Deepthi Pant was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hiltingbury's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Withington City the free kick. Gautam Mansukhani's late challenge caught a Hiltingbury's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gautam Mansukhani helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Hiltingbury booed when Withington City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gautam Mansukhani didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shivaraja Pradhan was the one to do the kick off. Ajyapa Vishwakarma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Shivaraja Pradhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bommareddy Khatri was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Aranatha Sailo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the game, Madan Tipnis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Withington City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hiltingbury the free kick. Madan Tipnis hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 64 minutes, Bhasin Pandey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Withington City and the Hiltingbury players grew even worse after the yellow card. 63 minutes into the game, one of Withington City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 71 minutes, Aranatha Sailo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Withington City and the Hiltingbury players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Shivaraja Pradhan 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. After having played for 76 minutes, Jaidev Bhudraja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hiltingbury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaidev Bhudraja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ajyapa Vishwakarma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hitaisi Sethi having to interfere. Ajyapa Vishwakarma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Hitaisi Sethi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ajyapa Vishwakarma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Aradhaka Sarang fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Withington City's protests and gave Aradhaka Sarang a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Withington City getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Aradhaka Sarang hit a great ball. Hiltingbury's Sukhwinder Thakkar couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Withington City. Shivaraja Pradhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Withington City supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Hiltingbury's performance. The match ended with a win for Hiltingbury.