League Play-Off

Milton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anand Swamy got the match started through his kick off. Hiresa Kalra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deepkaran Srivastava in the 3rd minute of the match. Deepkaran Srivastava struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Hiresa Kalra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Milton. 13 minutes into the game, Jasapala Gandhi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ekagra Toor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jasapala Gandhi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deepkaran Srivastava got free with Hiresa Kalra in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Deepkaran Srivastava fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hiresa Kalra having to interfere. If Anand Swamy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, Kuladipa Kumar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Milton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Liverpool the free kick. Kuladipa Kumar hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Milton's goalkeeper Ekagra Toor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ekagra Toor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atiya Samra in the 40th minute of the match. Deepkaran Srivastava's late challenge caught a Liverpool's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Deepkaran Srivastava helped the player get up and apologised. Deepkaran Srivastava hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Atiya Samra made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anand Swamy in the 52nd minute of play forced Liverpool's goalkeeper Hiresa Kalra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute Anand Swamy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hiresa Kalra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Deepkaran Srivastava came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Milton 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 Deepkaran Srivastava couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Girimana Dindral in the 73rd minute of play forced Liverpool's goalkeeper Hiresa Kalra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Jasapala Gandhi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liverpool's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jasapala Gandhi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Milton's Ekagra Toor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Milton from getting a goal against them. Ekagra Toor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jasapala Gandhi's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Hiresa Kalra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deepkaran Srivastava, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Milton walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.