League Play-Off

Ickenham Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gopal Shrivastav kicked off to start the match. Kulapati Rana made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Harija Bhatia sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dhillip Reddy during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Ickenham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dhillip Reddy to maneuver through the defense. Dandaka Ahuja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gopal Shrivastav fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aqubal Dass having to interfere. After 18 minutes of play Ickenham's Dhillip Reddy was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 19 played minutes Ickenham got a freekick which was hit by Dhillip Reddy. After recieving a nice pass, Old Clipstone AFC's Amprithu Thakkur tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 23 minutes of play, Old Clipstone AFC's Gopal Shrivastav made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aqubal Dass was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dandaka Ahuja blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aqubal Dass having to make a save. Aqubal Dass made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gopal Shrivastav in the 29th minute of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Harija Bhatia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ickenham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harija Bhatia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gopal Shrivastav received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Aqubal Dass tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Ickenham defense, Dandaka Ahuja kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aqubal Dass. The Ickenham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aqubal Dass should have stopped the shot. Aqubal Dass made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dandaka Ahuja in the 44th minute of play. Dandaka Ahuja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Harija Bhatia was the one to do the kick off. Ickenham's Aqubal Dass played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gopal Shrivastav in the 51st minute of play. Harija Bhatia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ickenham's zone, Dandaka Ahuja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aqubal Dass came out of the goal and Dandaka Ahuja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gopal Shrivastav received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Aqubal Dass tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute Old Clipstone AFC were awarded a corner. Amprithu Thakkur went to the cornerflag to take it. Dandaka Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aqubal Dass having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ickenham's zone, Gopal Shrivastav stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aqubal Dass came out of the goal and Gopal Shrivastav tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kalvik Maude kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Dandaka Ahuja managed to get in a good position for a shot. Old Clipstone AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dandaka Ahuja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aqubal Dass breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amarupam Yeddyurappa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aqubal Dass. Ickenham's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dandaka Ahuja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aqubal Dass having to interfere. The Old Clipstone AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.