League Play-Off

Tiverton Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anandin Gugral got the match started through his kick off. The Gravesend FC fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Gravesend FC's Anandin Gugral looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Gravesend FC's Atiya Deshpande got control of the ball when Teja Pinto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arul Sehgal in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atiya Deshpande prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Asapurna Nahal hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Tiverton's Abhyavarsini Virdee couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 19th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Gravesend FC. Arul Sehgal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atiya Deshpande read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Kamaljeet Rai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jagannathan Denhoy in the 28th minute of play. Kamaljeet Rai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anandin Gugral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Teja Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiverton's supporters rose to their feet, but Teja Pinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atiya Deshpande breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atiya Deshpande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arul Sehgal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teja Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atiya Deshpande having to interfere. Anandin Gugral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamaljeet Rai having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

53 minutes into the match, Tiverton's Abhyavarsini Virdee broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 56th minute, Jagannathan Denhoy 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. Jagannathan Denhoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Kamaljeet Rai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teja Pinto in the 69th minute of play forced Gravesend FC's goalkeeper Atiya Deshpande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anandin Gugral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anandin Gugral in the 74th minute of play forced Tiverton's goalkeeper Kamaljeet Rai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Krishnamurthi Hundal during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Tiverton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krishnamurthi Hundal to maneuver through the defense. Jagannathan Denhoy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Teja Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiverton's supporters rose to their feet, but Teja Pinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atiya Deshpande breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Teja Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 86 minutes, Teja Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiverton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teja Pinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Gravesend FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.