League Play-Off

Eston
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cirakari Sailo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Krtalaksana Sra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kirana Subba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Cirakari Sailo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Agrima Beasley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cirakari Sailo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agrima Beasley having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Kancuka Dindral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trowbridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Kancuka Dindral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agrima Beasley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Cirakari Sailo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agrima Beasley was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Kirana Subba made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Dara Gowda sent off a good shot on target. Kirana Subba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dara Gowda went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Gotam Ghag's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kirana Subba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Dara Gowda charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dara Gowda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 35 minutes into the match, Trowbridge's Kancuka Dindral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agrima Beasley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eston's Agrima Beasley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirakari Sailo in the 43rd minute of play. Akalusa Baweja's late challenge caught a Trowbridge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Akalusa Baweja helped the player get up and apologised. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gotam Ghag stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Trowbridge's Cirakari Sailo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agrima Beasley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. If Gotam Ghag had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agrima Beasley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirakari Sailo in the 68th minute of play. Cirakari Sailo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Agrima Beasley read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After 71 minutes of play, Trowbridge's Cirakari Sailo made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Agrima Beasley was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute Cirakari Sailo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agrima Beasley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kancuka Dindral came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Agrima Beasley could save by the left post. 82 minutes in the game, Cirakari Sailo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Agrima Beasley having to interfere. In the 84th minute of the match Bhavishnu Bhangu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kirana Subba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 88th minute Gotam Ghag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirana Subba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Trowbridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janmajyestha Ghoshal to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the game, Anuraga Dey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trowbridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eston the free kick. After a rather tough play, Trowbridge's Anuraga Dey got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Trowbridge's goalkeeper Kirana Subba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trowbridge's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.