League Play-Off

North Petherton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Devidatta Phom made the kick off which started today's match. If Alagesa Chubalepzuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s Ekayastika Singh got control of the ball when Gunottama Banga tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥ defense, Srinivasa Japra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ekayastika Singh. The ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ekayastika Singh should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute Golap Pandey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekayastika Singh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th match minute, ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atiratra D'Mello to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Digvijay Chaddha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekayastika Singh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute Agamjot Balil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekayastika Singh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Alagesa Chubalepzuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Dhavita Pabley notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of North Petherton's Caitanya Dambria. Caitanya Dambria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s Ekayastika Singh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golap Pandey in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, one of ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥. When the match had been going on for 49 minutes, North Petherton's Abhramu Bal got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ekayastika Singh. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Golap Pandey made a kick off. Ekayastika Singh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agamjot Balil went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 60 minutes into the match, ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s goal looked a bit too open when Golap Pandey came free, but Ekayastika Singh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekayastika Singh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agamjot Balil in the 64th minute of the match. Ekayastika Singh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agamjot Balil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s Devidatta Phom got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s Ekayastika Singh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dayala Verma in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, North Petherton's Caitanya Dambria got control of the ball when Devidatta Phom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Devidatta Phom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, North Petherton's Caitanya Dambria got control of the ball when Atiratra D'Mello tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 78th minute, Golap Pandey made a precise shot to the right of Ekayastika Singh. ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 80th minute, Agamjot Balil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ♥♥PRIDE OF INDIA♥♥'s Ekayastika Singh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agamjot Balil in the 82nd minute of play. Ekayastika Singh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golap Pandey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dayala Verma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ekayastika Singh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golap Pandey, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. There was no doubt that North Petherton were the better team. North Petherton's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.