League Play-Off

Lasham
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anika Nahal made the kick off which started today's match. Alton Towers's Raghuvinderjit Loey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anika Nahal in the 9th minute of play. Baldev Bhasin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jaswinder Virdee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alton Towers's Raghuvinderjit Loey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anika Nahal in the 12th minute of play. Raghuvinderjit Loey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anika Nahal went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Kalskandha Nayyar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jaswinder Virdee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Baldev Bhasin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Baldev Bhasin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaswinder Virdee was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 35 minutes into the game, Anika Nahal recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Raghuvinderjit Loey. Anika Nahal showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. After having played for 39 minutes, Kalskandha Nayyar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alton Towers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kalskandha Nayyar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd match minute, Alton Towers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justa Sran to maneuver through the defense. Asvini Johal charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Asvini Johal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Alton Towers's Asvini Johal got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When Kalskandha Nayyar came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Alton Towers 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 Kalskandha Nayyar couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Anika Nahal sped through Alton Towers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raghuvinderjit Loey. Anika Nahal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raghuvinderjit Loey having to interfere. Anika Nahal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raghuvinderjit Loey came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Lasham United's Anika Nahal. But to his dismay, Anika Nahal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Anika Nahal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kalskandha Nayyar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaswinder Virdee having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anika Nahal in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raghuvinderjit Loey saved Alton Towers from getting behind. Anika Nahal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kasisnu Barmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kalskandha Nayyar struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Jaswinder Virdee didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alton Towers. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lasham United had won after a very even match.