League Play-Off

Halesowen Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ravindra Lal made the kick off which started today's match. After 11 played minutes Ravindra Lal rounded East Tilbury's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. In the 15th minute, Anasaya Ragi made a precise shot to the right of Balakunda Lianzuala. East Tilbury's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Nanda Moktan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ijyasila Mundra in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Ijyasila Mundra made a precise shot to the right of Nanda Moktan. Halesowen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After a rather tough play, East Tilbury's Renu Irani got a free kick in the 28th minute. Halesowen's Nanda Moktan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ijyasila Mundra in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Ijyasila Mundra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. East Tilbury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ijyasila Mundra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Halesowen getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Harbel Kalirai hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Halesowen's zone, Ijyasila Mundra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nanda Moktan came out of the goal and Ijyasila Mundra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Ijyasila Mundra made the kick off in the second half. When Anasaya Ragi came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Halesowen 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 Anasaya Ragi couldn't finish the play. Ijyasila Mundra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nanda Moktan having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, one of Halesowen:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 61 minutes, East Tilbury's Annadeva Ngullie got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Nanda Moktan. Avinasa Sangma took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Balakunda Lianzuala. East Tilbury's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Halesowen booed when East Tilbury was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akhila Kalra didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ira Modi during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ravindra Lal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Balakunda Lianzuala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balakunda Lianzuala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ravindra Lal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anasaya Ragi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Halesowen's goal looked a bit too open when Ijyasila Mundra came free, but Nanda Moktan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kanthamani Bain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nanda Moktan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. East Tilbury's Kanthamani Bain got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ijyasila Mundra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. East Tilbury's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.