League Play-Off

Eltham
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. Raj Nayyar started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Eltham AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bharatendu Khandelwal to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Eltham AFC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Bharatendu Khandelwal hit a great ball. Adrupa Rani charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrupa Rani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adrupa Rani kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Abhranaga Khanna hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Arhat Banga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dharmesvara Turkar in the 12th minute of play. If Raghu Pannu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Lutterworth's goalkeeper Arhat Banga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raghu Pannu. After 18 minutes, Abhirama Ojha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eltham AFC and the Lutterworth players grew even worse after the yellow card. Raj Nayyar hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Raj Nayyar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnivallabha Salve having to interfere. After 30 minutes, Raghu Pannu made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lutterworth's Arhat Banga tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Adrupa Rani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnivallabha Salve having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Raj Nayyar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agnivallabha Salve was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 1-2 became the score in the 43rd minute when Raj Nayyar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Arhat Banga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dharmesvara Turkar in the 46th minute of the match. Raghu Pannu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arhat Banga having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Raj Nayyar in the 58th minute of play forced Eltham AFC's goalkeeper Agnivallabha Salve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agnivallabha Salve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raj Nayyar in the 60th minute of play. The long shot by Jvalka Joshi in the 63rd minute really tested Agnivallabha Salve's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Raj Nayyar succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. Raghu Pannu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Lutterworth booed when Eltham AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raghu Pannu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrupa Rani got free with Agnivallabha Salve in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Agnivallabha Salve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raj Nayyar in the 87th minute of play. Dharmesvara Turkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arhat Banga having to interfere. If Dharmesvara Turkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.