League Play-Off

Caistor Park
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Charandeep Chawla started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Amitosa Badyal came up free with the goalie in the 3rd 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 Amitosa Badyal couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the match, Caistor City's goal looked a bit too open when Charandeep Chawla came free, but Cikita Venkataramanappa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bhagana Paul might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Akrodhana Sen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bhagana Paul ran back to his position shaking his head. Avimukta Bhosale charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Avimukta Bhosale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Purfleet City getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Avimukta Bhosale hit a great ball. Akrodhana Sen was a little too slow when Anubhava Attariwala got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Caistor City's zone, Nitya Ram stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cikita Venkataramanappa came out of the goal and Nitya Ram tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Purfleet City's Akrodhana Sen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Purfleet City from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, Purfleet City's goal looked a bit too open when Bhagana Paul came free, but Akrodhana Sen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dalijit Thapa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anubhava Attariwala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Akrodhana Sen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anubhava Attariwala got free with Akrodhana Sen in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anubhava Attariwala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nitya Ram fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cikita Venkataramanappa having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Purfleet City's Charandeep Chawla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cikita Venkataramanappa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nitya Ram struck a weak shot in the 47th 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 Purfleet City. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Drdhahanu Chahil took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Akrodhana Sen. Akrodhana Sen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Akrodhana Sen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anubhava Attariwala went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Akrodhana Sen came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Caistor City's Bhagana Paul. But to his dismay, Bhagana Paul quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Cikita Venkataramanappa came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Purfleet City's Nitya Ram. But to his dismay, Nitya Ram quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. In the 72nd minute Bhagana Paul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akrodhana Sen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Charandeep Chawla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Bhagana Paul's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akrodhana Sen was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Nitya Ram received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Cikita Venkataramanappa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 87 played minutes Caistor City got a freekick which was hit by Drdhahanu Chahil. With a little luck, Caistor City's Cikita Venkataramanappa got control of the ball when Nitya Ram tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cikita Venkataramanappa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nitya Ram in the 92nd minute. When Anubhava Attariwala came up free with the goalie in the 94th 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 Anubhava Attariwala couldn't finish the play. If Anubhava Attariwala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Caistor City had won after a very even match.