League Play-Off

Saltash
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arunsu Vaidya made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th match minute, Keighley Citsdfy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kotisvara Sidhu to maneuver through the defense. Romesh Bhave hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute of the match Avaraja Pinto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amrita Malhotra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Arunsu Vaidya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Amrita Malhotra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 minutes, Sitaram Nagra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saltash and the Keighley Citsdfy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sitaram Nagra kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Buddhajnana Dalel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Tajender Malhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kotisvara Sidhu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tajender Malhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Buddhajnana Dalel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the game, Ekantin Sarang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Keighley Citsdfy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saltash the free kick. Ekantin Sarang hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Keighley Citsdfy's Amrita Malhotra got control of the ball when Sitaram Nagra tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Jajal Krishnan fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Keighley Citsdfy's protests and gave Jajal Krishnan a yellow card for diving instead. Jajal Krishnan hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. If Ekantin Sarang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Buddhajnana Dalel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tajender Malhi was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Hansakaya Bhuppal's late challenge caught a Keighley Citsdfy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hansakaya Bhuppal helped the player get up and apologised. Hansakaya Bhuppal hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Kumarasamy Manjrekar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Keighley Citsdfy's Kotisvara Sidhu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tajender Malhi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Kumarasamy Manjrekar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tajender Malhi having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Buddhajnana Dalel was the one to do the kick off. Kotisvara Sidhu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Tajender Malhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Indrasana Ramesh's late challenge caught a Keighley Citsdfy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Indrasana Ramesh helped the player get up and apologised. Indrasana Ramesh hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Kratumaya Boparai fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saltash's protests and gave Kratumaya Boparai a yellow card for diving instead. Kratumaya Boparai kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Apratiratha Deol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tajender Malhi having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Saltash's zone, Buddhajnana Dalel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tajender Malhi came out of the goal and Buddhajnana Dalel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apratiratha Deol in the 61st minute of play forced Saltash's goalkeeper Tajender Malhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buddhajnana Dalel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Tajender Malhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Saltash's Avaraja Pinto got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kotisvara Sidhu in the 68th minute of play forced Saltash's goalkeeper Tajender Malhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Apratiratha Deol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Kotisvara Sidhu took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Tajender Malhi to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kotisvara Sidhu got free with Tajender Malhi in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kumarasamy Manjrekar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Tajender Malhi made a huge save. A collision led to Saltash getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Adityaketu Lamichaney hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the game, Kumarasamy Thind was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saltash's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Keighley Citsdfy the free kick. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saltash! The referee gave Keighley Citsdfy a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Buddhajnana Dalel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Saltash's Tajender Malhi. 0-4. Buddhajnana Dalel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kotisvara Sidhu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.