League Play-Off

Tipton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bhiksu Mahmi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lakshmanan Tiwari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dharmasindhu Chhugani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abhisri Mann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bhiksu Mahmi in the 11th minute of play. Lakshmanan Tiwari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dharmasindhu Chhugani in the 14th minute of the match. Candrin Kharka might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lakshmanan Tiwari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Candrin Kharka ran back to his position shaking his head. Ambhrna Sahota might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lakshmanan Tiwari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ambhrna Sahota ran back to his position shaking his head. Dharmasindhu Chhugani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lakshmanan Tiwari having to interfere. Lakshmanan Tiwari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dharmasindhu Chhugani in the 30th minute of the match. Knottingley City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Bhiksu Mahmi scored to the left of an out of position Abhisri Mann, making the score, 1-0. Lakshmanan Tiwari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dharmasindhu Chhugani in the 37th minute of the match. Lakshmanan Tiwari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dharmasindhu Chhugani in the 39th minute of play. Ambhrna Sahota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Kunsa Diyali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abhisri Mann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Balayani Dutta in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Dharmasindhu Chhugani made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Dharmasindhu Chhugani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lakshmanan Tiwari, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ambhrna Sahota got free with Lakshmanan Tiwari in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abhisri Mann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bhiksu Mahmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute Dharmasindhu Chhugani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lakshmanan Tiwari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 played minutes Knottingley City's Ambhrna Sahota stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Lakshmanan Tiwari stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Tipton of the goal. In the 75th minute, Bhiksu Mahmi made a precise shot to the right of Abhisri Mann. Knottingley City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ambhrna Sahota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lakshmanan Tiwari having to interfere. Kunsa Diyali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Abhisri Mann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Tipton's goal looked a bit too open when Dharmasindhu Chhugani came free, but Lakshmanan Tiwari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Knottingley City booed when Tipton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Balayani Dutta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Tipton's goalkeeper Lakshmanan Tiwari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ambhrna Sahota. After having played for 92 minutes, Dharmasindhu Chhugani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Knottingley City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dharmasindhu Chhugani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Knottingley City's Abhisri Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bhiksu Mahmi in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Bhiksu Mahmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abhisri Mann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tipton players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.