League Play-Off

Hove Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Haranetra Batra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Hove's goal looked a bit too open when Kanak Rekhi came free, but Abhinanda Beasley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guiseley FC's Alolupa Kapoor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haranetra Batra in the 6th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Jaguri Ganguly got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alolupa Kapoor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Guiseley FC's Alolupa Kapoor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Guiseley FC from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute, Hove's Haranetra Batra dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Hove's Haranetra Batra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alolupa Kapoor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hove's Haranetra Batra was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 17th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Alolupa Kapoor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haranetra Batra, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 26th match minute, Guiseley FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kanak Rekhi to maneuver through the defense. After 29 played minutes Hove got a freekick which was hit by Bhumisvara Banga. Alolupa Kapoor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haranetra Batra in the 31st minute of the match. After 34 minutes of play, Hove's Haranetra Batra made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alolupa Kapoor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alolupa Kapoor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haranetra Batra in the 42nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Amava Biswas took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Alolupa Kapoor to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Avarokin Dube stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bhumisvara Banga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avarokin Dube kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rdth minute of the game Haranetra Batra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guiseley FC's Alolupa Kapoor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alolupa Kapoor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haranetra Batra went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Alolupa Kapoor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haranetra Batra in the 70th minute of the match. When Amoghavajra Das fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guiseley FC's protests and gave Amoghavajra Das a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes Guiseley FC got a freekick which was hit by Amoghavajra Das. After 74 minutes of play, Hove's Diptatapas Talib made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alolupa Kapoor was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, Haranetra Batra got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Haranetra Batra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amava Biswas in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alolupa Kapoor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Haranetra Batra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alolupa Kapoor was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Avarokin Dube struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Abhinanda Beasley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guiseley FC. Alolupa Kapoor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diptatapas Talib, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After a rather tough play, Guiseley FC's Sukhmeet Krishnan got a free kick in the 95th minute. Hove were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Guiseley FC for a fine match.