League Play-Off

Sutton on Sea
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Ahlad Krishnamurthy started the match with the kick off. Jaivanta Sailo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raghavan Sandhu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 6th minute. Sutton on Sea FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Randeep Kamle came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Springfield AFC 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 Randeep Kamle couldn't finish the play. Jaivanta Sailo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Arati Deol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chaman Lachenpa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Randeep Kamle in the 16th minute of the match. Jaivanta Sailo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Sundarjeet Shukla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arati Deol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andhraka Mondol's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. If Randeep Kamle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chaman Lachenpa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahlad Krishnamurthy in the 23rd minute of the match. Jaivanta Sailo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaivanta Sailo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Arati Deol 30 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Randeep Kamle in the 34th minute of play forced Sutton on Sea FC's goalkeeper Chaman Lachenpa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bakshi Murthy made a great header on Springfield AFC's corner, it was just that Sutton on Sea FC's Chaman Lachenpa managed to reach the ball for a save. Arati Deol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andhraka Mondol in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Randeep Kamle in the 42nd minute of play forced Sutton on Sea FC's goalkeeper Chaman Lachenpa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sutton on Sea FC's Chaman Lachenpa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahlad Krishnamurthy in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Andhraka Mondol made the kick off in the second half. Chaman Lachenpa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahlad Krishnamurthy, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Randeep Kamle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chaman Lachenpa having to make a save. 66 minutes into the match, Springfield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaivanta Sailo came free, but Arati Deol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 minutes, Ahlad Krishnamurthy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Springfield AFC and the Sutton on Sea FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Springfield AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahlad Krishnamurthy to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Springfield AFC's goalkeeper Arati Deol, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sundarjeet Shukla kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Jaivanta Sailo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arati Deol having to interfere. Arati Deol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaivanta Sailo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arati Deol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andhraka Mondol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 89 minutes, Jaivanta Sailo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sutton on Sea FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaivanta Sailo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Springfield AFC's Arati Deol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andhraka Mondol in the 92nd minute of play. Andhraka Mondol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arati Deol having to interfere. Springfield AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.