League Play-Off

Freshwater Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute Anubhava Attariwala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khullana Dhami saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalijit Thapa hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Giriraj Som received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Cikita Venkataramanappa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 minutes, Dalijit Thapa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caistor City and the Freshwater United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Caistor City getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dalijit Thapa hit a great ball. Cikita Venkataramanappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arja Bansal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cikita Venkataramanappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arja Bansal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bhagana Paul in the 25th minute of play forced Freshwater United's goalkeeper Khullana Dhami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anubhava Attariwala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khullana Dhami having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bhagana Paul in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khullana Dhami saved Freshwater United from getting behind. When Bhagana Paul came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Caistor City 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 Bhagana Paul couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute of the match Dhruvi Bhatti sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cikita Venkataramanappa skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Freshwater United getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Dhruvi Bhatti hit a great ball. After 36 played minutes, Caistor City's Abhrakasin Sethi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Khullana Dhami came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Caistor City reached it. In the 39th minute, Caistor City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arja Bansal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Caistor City were furious when Yashpal Sull was red carded, 42 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 41st minute, one of Caistor City:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Caistor City. Cikita Venkataramanappa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arja Bansal, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Cikita Venkataramanappa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arja Bansal in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arja Bansal was the one to do the kick off. Appayyadiksita Sekhon kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Arja Bansal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Giriraj Som fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cikita Venkataramanappa having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Caistor City's goal looked a bit too open when Arja Bansal came free, but Cikita Venkataramanappa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anantharaman Rekhi's late challenge caught a Caistor City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anantharaman Rekhi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th minute, Anantharaman Rekhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krakaca Sawhney's late challenge caught a Freshwater United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Krakaca Sawhney helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Caistor City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krakaca Sawhney to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giriraj Som in the 73rd minute of play forced Caistor City's goalkeeper Cikita Venkataramanappa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anubhava Attariwala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giriraj Som struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Cikita Venkataramanappa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Freshwater United. In the 81st minute, Giriraj Som 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. Arja Bansal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cikita Venkataramanappa having to interfere. Cikita Venkataramanappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arja Bansal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Arja Bansal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Dalijit Thapa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Caistor City's goal looked a bit too open when Arja Bansal came free, but Cikita Venkataramanappa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Caistor City's goal looked a bit too open when Giriraj Som came free, but Cikita Venkataramanappa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.