League Play-Off

Plymouth Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plymouth AFC's goalkeeper Ekadhipati Deshpande, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Devayana Patil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aveley's supporters rose to their feet, but Devayana Patil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ekadhipati Deshpande breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Haricarana Pandey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Kathita Acharya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Haricarana Pandey kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kathita Acharya. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Dhamavat Bhosale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ekadhipati Deshpande having to interfere. After 21 minutes, Drdhadbhakti Srivastava mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aveley and the Plymouth AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 21 played minutes Aveley got a freekick which was hit by Drdhadbhakti Srivastava. If Ramani Pradhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aveley's Kathita Acharya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haricarana Pandey in the 29th minute of play. Devayana Patil 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. Ekadhipati Deshpande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dhamavat Bhosale, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Dhamavat Bhosale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ramani Pradhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kathita Acharya having to interfere. When Ramani Pradhan came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Plymouth AFC 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 Ramani Pradhan couldn't finish the play. Dhamavat Bhosale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ekadhipati Deshpande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramani Pradhan in the 53rd minute of play forced Aveley's goalkeeper Kathita Acharya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Plymouth AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Dhamavat Bhosale came free, but Ekadhipati Deshpande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramani Pradhan in the 57th minute of play forced Aveley's goalkeeper Kathita Acharya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kathita Acharya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haricarana Pandey in the 59th minute of the match. Ekadhipati Deshpande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhamavat Bhosale in the 68th minute of play. Devayana Patil took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ekadhipati Deshpande. Ekadhipati Deshpande dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Aveley's Dhamavat Bhosale got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Aveley booed when Plymouth AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pardeep Mundra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kathita Acharya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haricarana Pandey, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Devayana Patil struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Ekadhipati Deshpande didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aveley. A collision led to Plymouth AFC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Pardeep Mundra hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, Bhadriraju Chauhan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Plymouth AFC's Ekadhipati Deshpande didn't even have to move. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.