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Match Report
Wood Green Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kirana Som started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Shashi Ramesh 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. After a defensive mix-up in Heybridge United's zone, Shashi Ramesh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Durvarana Rao came out of the goal and Shashi Ramesh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Balibhuja Pannu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayutajit Chopra in the 11th minute of play. Balibhuja Pannu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arimardana Dubey in the 12th minute of the match. Wood Green's Balibhuja Pannu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arimardana Dubey in the 14th minute of play. Kirana Som sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kirana Som had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Durvarana Rao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirana Som in the 23rd minute of play. Kirana Som fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Durvarana Rao having to interfere. Balibhuja Pannu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arimardana Dubey went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpected shot in the 37th minute by Shashi Ramesh got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 41st minute, Kirana Som 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. Durvarana Rao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kirana Som in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ayutajit Chopra to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the match Heybridge United got a corner. Wood Green's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kushwaha Kooner ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Heybridge United's Kushwaha Kooner to fire away a dangerous shot which Balibhuja Pannu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 56 played minutes Heybridge United got a freekick which was hit by Krpananda Raj. When Shashi Ramesh came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Wood Green 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 Shashi Ramesh couldn't finish the play. Kirana Som recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shashi Ramesh struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Durvarana Rao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wood Green. After a defensive mix-up in Wood Green's zone, Arimardana Dubey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Balibhuja Pannu came out of the goal and Arimardana Dubey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Ayutajit Chopra got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Wood Green booed when Heybridge United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krpananda Raj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Balibhuja Pannu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayutajit Chopra in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirana Som in the 81st minute of play forced Heybridge United's goalkeeper Durvarana Rao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Heybridge United's goalkeeper Durvarana Rao, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Heybridge United's Durvarana Rao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kirana Som in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Arimardana Dubey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Balibhuja Pannu. Wood Green's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arimardana Dubey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The Wood Green supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Heybridge United's performance. The match ended with a win for Heybridge United.
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