League Play-Off

Stroud Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amana Acharya made the kick off which started today's match. Kinjata Dasgupta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Amarnath Vishveshwara made a huge save. Stroud FC's Amahatha Chopra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amana Acharya in the 11th minute of play. Amahatha Chopra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amana Acharya's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Stroud FC's Kinjata Dasgupta got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Prabhnoor Bhatia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Amana Acharya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amahatha Chopra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prabhnoor Bhatia, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Prabhnoor Bhatia made a precise shot to the right of Amahatha Chopra. Stroud FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balamitra Upadhyay in the 27th minute of play forced Walton On The Naze's goalkeeper Amarnath Vishveshwara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balamitra Upadhyay in the 29th minute of play forced Walton On The Naze's goalkeeper Amarnath Vishveshwara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Balamitra Upadhyay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amarnath Vishveshwara was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leil Lell during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leil Lell hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute Prabhnoor Bhatia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amahatha Chopra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Walton On The Naze booed when Stroud FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kinjata Dasgupta didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Stroud FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Walton On The Naze were winning 0-1.

Walton On The Naze's Amana Acharya got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 55 minutes, Janesa Bansal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Walton On The Naze and the Stroud FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Walton On The Naze getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Janesa Bansal hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kinjata Dasgupta in the 66th minute of play forced Walton On The Naze's goalkeeper Amarnath Vishveshwara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gopal Rajput's late challenge caught a Stroud FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gopal Rajput helped the player get up and apologised. 67 minutes into the game, one of Walton On The Naze:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prabhnoor Bhatia got free with Amahatha Chopra in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Prabhnoor Bhatia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Amahatha Chopra made a huge save. If Prabhnoor Bhatia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Prabhnoor Bhatia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amana Acharya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amahatha Chopra having to interfere. After 97 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Walton On The Naze! The referee gave Stroud FC a penalty, 99 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dattravat Heer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Walton On The Naze's Amarnath Vishveshwara. 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Stroud FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Walton On The Naze had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.