League Play-Off

Great Bookham
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Asma Saxena got the match started through his kick off. Isayu Joshi hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Grama Solanki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kant Kale, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Grama Solanki was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Kant Kale capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kant Kale really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Great Bookham's goal looked a bit too open when Asma Saxena came free, but Hemai Khanna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Ayuddha Subba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Waterloo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ayuddha Subba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hemai Khanna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute Asma Saxena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemai Khanna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Asma Saxena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hemai Khanna was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Niranjan Bansal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hemai Khanna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayuddha Subba, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Kant Kale struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Grama Solanki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Great Bookham. Kant Kale 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. In the 39th match minute, Waterloo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amara Barn to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Asma Saxena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hemai Khanna was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.

If Asma Saxena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Great Bookham:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Waterloo:s goal. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for Waterloo. Isayu Joshi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hemai Khanna. 1-2. The supporters of Waterloo booed when Great Bookham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anadinava Hegde didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Isayu Joshi came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Waterloo 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 Isayu Joshi couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Karunakara Banerjee 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. Waterloo's Asma Saxena got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 68 played minutes Great Bookham got a freekick which was hit by Niranjan Bansal. The supporters of Waterloo booed when Great Bookham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abhimani Ragi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waterloo's Asma Saxena got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hemai Khanna made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ayuddha Subba sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Waterloo getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ditikara Attariwala hit a great ball. Grama Solanki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karunakara Banerjee, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Niranjan Bansal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grama Solanki having to interfere. Karunakara Banerjee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Grama Solanki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kant Kale in the 95th minute of play forced Waterloo's goalkeeper Grama Solanki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grama Solanki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karunakara Banerjee in the 97th minute of the match.