League Play-Off

Hyper Millenium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vasant Malhotra made the kick off which started today's match. Jaswinder Bhangu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asvalarana Nijjar having to interfere. Jaswinder Bhangu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Asvalarana Nijjar made a huge save. Asvalarana Nijjar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaswinder Bhangu in the 10th minute. Asvalarana Nijjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasant Malhotra, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Northampton AFC's Rameshchandra Sodhi got a free kick in the 12th minute. With a little luck, Northampton AFC's Asvalarana Nijjar got control of the ball when Jaswinder Bhangu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Northampton AFC's Asvalarana Nijjar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasant Malhotra in the 16th minute of play. Asvalarana Nijjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Balasalin Deol, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Asha Pabley kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Jaswinder Bhangu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Asvalarana Nijjar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asvalarana Nijjar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasant Malhotra in the 30th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Jaswinder Bhangu made a precise shot to the right of Asvalarana Nijjar. Northampton AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Govind Bhasin made the kick off in the second half. Northampton AFC's Asvalarana Nijjar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bhavik Bhachu in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Northampton AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaswinder Bhangu came free, but Asvalarana Nijjar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasant Malhotra in the 54th minute of play forced Northampton AFC's goalkeeper Asvalarana Nijjar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Govind Bhasin hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Asvalarana Nijjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasant Malhotra, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The audience was convinced that Vasant Malhotra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Asvalarana Nijjar was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Vasant Malhotra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasant Malhotra might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Asvalarana Nijjar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vasant Malhotra ran back to his position shaking his head. Jaswinder Bhangu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asvalarana Nijjar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bhavik Bhachu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82ndth minute of the game Vasant Malhotra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northampton AFC's Asvalarana Nijjar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Vasant Malhotra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asvalarana Nijjar. Northampton AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vasant Malhotra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hyper United fully deserved thier win.