League Play-Off

Woolwich
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Analajit Shahraj started the match with the kick off. Shekar Lachenpa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Analajit Shahraj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woolwich's Dhurai Thind was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shekar Lachenpa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shekar Lachenpa charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shekar Lachenpa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Woolwich's Shekar Lachenpa got a free kick in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Woolwich's zone, Devasakti Rama stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dhurai Thind came out of the goal and Devasakti Rama tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Analajit Shahraj in the 19th minute of play forced Woolwich's goalkeeper Dhurai Thind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Aloka Ngullie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woolwich's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aloka Ngullie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Woolwich defense, Devasakti Rama kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dhurai Thind. The Woolwich fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dhurai Thind should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Devasakti Rama's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dhurai Thind was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Analajit Shahraj in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dhurai Thind saved Woolwich from getting behind. In the 34th match minute, Woolwich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shekar Lachenpa to maneuver through the defense. Analajit Shahraj blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dhurai Thind having to make a save. Woolwich's Dhurai Thind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Devasakti Rama in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aloka Ngullie to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Analajit Shahraj in the 52nd minute of play forced Woolwich's goalkeeper Dhurai Thind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Devasakti Rama fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dhurai Thind having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Dorking's Analajit Shahraj sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dhurai Thind narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Dorking's zone, Aloka Ngullie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ajitapala Malhi came out of the goal and Aloka Ngullie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Woolwich's Shekar Lachenpa got a free kick in the 60th minute. The long shot by Arva Attariwala in the 61st minute really tested Dhurai Thind's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Dhurai Thind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Analajit Shahraj, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Woolwich's Dhurai Thind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramindar Sodhi in the 69th minute of play. Dhurai Thind stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Analajit Shahraj's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Woolwich's Dhurai Thind proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Woolwich from getting a goal against them. Analajit Shahraj received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dhurai Thind came out and tried to block the shot, but Analajit Shahraj slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute, Devasakti Rama ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dhurai Thind was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Analajit Shahraj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dorking's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.