League Play-Off

Shadow Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Acarya Sethi got the match started through his kick off. 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Bishwamba Chaudhari elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of Shadow FC booed when Dunton Bassett was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kuljeet Beesla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dunton Bassett's Kalpesa Sawhney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bishwamba Chaudhari in the 8th minute of play. With 12 minutes on the clock, Kistna Takhar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sheth Reel during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Dunton Bassett was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sheth Reel to maneuver through the defense. Dibag Bhambra succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Sheth Reel scored 2-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kukila Ghai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sheth Reel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Kukila Ghai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kuljeet Beesla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kukila Ghai having to interfere. Kukila Ghai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sheth Reel, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the game, Dunton Bassett's Atimaya Sohota nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kukila Ghai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Shadow FC's goalkeeper Kukila Ghai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kalpesa Sawhney made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bishwamba Chaudhari in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bishwamba Chaudhari to make the kick off. Kalpesa Sawhney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bishwamba Chaudhari, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Kukila Ghai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atimaya Sohota in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Dunton Bassett's goal looked a bit too open when Bishwamba Chaudhari came free, but Kalpesa Sawhney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Bishwamba Chaudhari sped through Dunton Bassett's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kalpesa Sawhney. Bishwamba Chaudhari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Shadow FC's Dibag Bhambra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kalpesa Sawhney narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bishwamba Chaudhari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Kalpesa Sawhney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kalpesa Sawhney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bishwamba Chaudhari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akrtavrana Vadhwa hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute Bishwamba Chaudhari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kalpesa Sawhney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bishwamba Chaudhari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 94th minute, Sheth Reel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shadow FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.