League Play-Off

Latchingdon
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patel Banwait got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Anika Nahal notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Latchingdon's Diksita Kler. Diksita Kler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Latchingdon getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Jaideep Dambria hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasisnu Barmi in the 9th minute of play forced Latchingdon's goalkeeper Diksita Kler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lasham United's goalkeeper Jaswinder Virdee, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anika Nahal in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diksita Kler saved Latchingdon from getting behind. The supporters of Lasham United booed when Latchingdon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keduovilie Chaudhary didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anika Nahal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Latchingdon's goal looked a bit too open when Kasisnu Barmi came free, but Diksita Kler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Anika Nahal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lasham United's supporters rose to their feet, but Anika Nahal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diksita Kler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kasisnu Barmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Kasisnu Barmi came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Lasham United 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 Kasisnu Barmi couldn't finish the play. If Kasisnu Barmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jaswinder Virdee was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Patel Banwait capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Patel Banwait really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. If Mukesh Gurai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaswinder Virdee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patel Banwait in the 36th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Patel Banwait shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaswinder Virdee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anika Nahal made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Latchingdon's goalkeeper Diksita Kler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kasisnu Barmi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kasisnu Barmi got free with Diksita Kler in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Latchingdon's goalkeeper Diksita Kler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Kasisnu Barmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Latchingdon's Diksita Kler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Latchingdon from getting a goal against them. Diksita Kler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anika Nahal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Diksita Kler managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Lasham United's Kasisnu Barmi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anika Nahal in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diksita Kler saved Latchingdon from getting behind. When Anika Nahal in the 73rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Diksita Kler kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-2 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The supporters of Latchingdon booed when Lasham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bhargavapriya Bhasin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arka Tiwari kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Patel Banwait sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Lasham United's Dirghadanstra Padda got a free kick in the 81st minute. Latchingdon's Diksita Kler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Latchingdon from getting a goal against them. Bhandila Sachdev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Diksita Kler. Latchingdon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Latchingdon's Diksita Kler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Latchingdon from getting a goal against them. Diksita Kler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anika Nahal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Latchingdon supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lasham United's performance. The match ended with a win for Lasham United.