League Play-Off

Tottington Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jayan Gujral got the match started through his kick off. If Samsher Mittal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Samsher Mittal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaguri Gain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Himayati Ghosh having to interfere. If Jayan Gujral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Tottington's goal looked a bit too open when Nanda Chawla came free, but Bhadrasrenya Raj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bapudeva Lachenpa got free with Himayati Ghosh in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Samsher Mittal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arvinderjit Thakkar hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Samsher Mittal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tottington's Arvinderjit Thakkar got a free kick in the 26th minute. Nanda Chawla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bhadrasrenya Raj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samsher Mittal, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Dagenham City's Amritaka Takkar got a free kick in the 39th minute. If Jayan Gujral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bapudeva Lachenpa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 47 minutes, Bapudeva Lachenpa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tottington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bapudeva Lachenpa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samsher Mittal made a kick off. If Samsher Mittal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dagenham City's Samsher Mittal got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 57 minutes of play, Dagenham City's Nanda Chawla made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bhadrasrenya Raj was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bapudeva Lachenpa struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Himayati Ghosh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tottington. In the 65th minute, Bapudeva Lachenpa 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. 72 minutes into the match, Dagenham City's goal looked a bit too open when Jayan Gujral came free, but Himayati Ghosh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Candramohan Laungani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bhadrasrenya Raj having to interfere. After some careless play in the Dagenham City defense, Jayan Gujral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Himayati Ghosh. The Dagenham City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Himayati Ghosh should have stopped the shot. Bapudeva Lachenpa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Himayati Ghosh having to interfere. Himayati Ghosh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jayan Gujral in the 95th minute of the match. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dagenham City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Devapuspa Tind was slow to take the kick. During this time Tottington's players had a chance to rest. Tottington's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.