League Play-Off

Brinklow
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Ekval Barua was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brinklow FC the free kick. Ekval Barua hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Balangaka Bajwa notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's Jayaram Tipnis. Jayaram Tipnis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Pirroni-cum-Moze FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Srikanth Powar hit a great ball. Ashish Heer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harjas Arora in the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to Brinklow FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Akal Maude hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Atamas Dalvi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jayaram Tipnis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jayaram Tipnis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atamas Dalvi in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atamas Dalvi in the 23rd minute of play forced Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's goalkeeper Jayaram Tipnis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brinklow FC's Ashish Heer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Srikanth Powar in the 24th minute of play. After 27 minutes of play, Brinklow FC's Balangaka Bajwa made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jayaram Tipnis was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Harjas Arora came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Pirroni-cum-Moze FC 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 Harjas Arora couldn't finish the play. 33 minutes into the game, Campat Kaal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brinklow FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pirroni-cum-Moze FC the free kick. Brinklow FC's Ashish Heer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Srikanth Powar in the 35th minute of play. Atamas Dalvi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jayaram Tipnis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Atamas Dalvi's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. If Harjas Arora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Srikanth Powar might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ashish Heer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Srikanth Powar ran back to his position shaking his head. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Srikanth Powar was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirin Denhoy in the 51st minute of play forced Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's goalkeeper Jayaram Tipnis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 minutes of play Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's Ekval Barua was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jayaram Tipnis came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Brinklow FC's Atamas Dalvi. But to his dismay, Atamas Dalvi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Balangaka Bajwa struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Jayaram Tipnis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brinklow FC. 63 minutes into the match, Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's goal looked a bit too open when Atamas Dalvi came free, but Jayaram Tipnis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Brinklow FC defense, Harjas Arora kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ashish Heer. The Brinklow FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ashish Heer should have stopped the shot. Srikanth Powar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ashish Heer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Brinklow FC's goalkeeper Ashish Heer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harjas Arora. Balangaka Bajwa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 78 minutes, Devasista Sahu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pirroni-cum-Moze FC and the Brinklow FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pirroni-cum-Moze FC:s Jayaram Tipnis showed great skill when he stopped Arvuda Johl:s penalty. After 81 minutes Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arvuda Johl who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Campat Kaal drilling the ball in to score 4-1 behind Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's goalkeeper. Balangaka Bajwa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jayaram Tipnis having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akal Maude in the 93rd minute of play forced Pirroni-cum-Moze FC's goalkeeper Jayaram Tipnis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ashish Heer made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Harjas Arora sent off a good shot on target. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pirroni-cum-Moze FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brinklow FC.