League Play-Off

Crosby
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Krishan Bajaj made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 10th minute, Kavibhusana Chana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poulton-Le-Fylde City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Poulton-Le-Fylde City's Navin Jagur got a free kick in the 13th minute. Krishan Bajaj was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 23 minutes into the game, Kavibhusana Chana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Anadhrishya Agroia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the match, Asan Rattu notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Poulton-Le-Fylde City's Amitosa Chawla. Amitosa Chawla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Krishan Bajaj hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Kavibhusana Chana struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Anadhrishya Agroia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Poulton-Le-Fylde City. Krishan Bajaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ditaujas Kapani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Amitosa Chawla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anadhrishya Agroia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Navin Jagur, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The ASTRAL UNITED FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Poulton-Le-Fylde City were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kavibhusana Chana made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dileep Uppal got free with Anadhrishya Agroia in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Anadhrishya Agroia managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Poulton-Le-Fylde City's Dileep Uppal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Anadhrishya Agroia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kavibhusana Chana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amitosa Chawla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krishan Bajaj in the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Poulton-Le-Fylde City's Bipin Mohan got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute Krishan Bajaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amitosa Chawla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amitosa Chawla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asan Rattu in the 63rd minute of the match. Navin Jagur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dileep Uppal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anadhrishya Agroia having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Anadhrishya Agroia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kavibhusana Chana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Asan Rattu came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the ASTRAL UNITED FC 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 Asan Rattu couldn't finish the play. Krishan Bajaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the game, one of Poulton-Le-Fylde City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 98th minute there was a penalty for ASTRAL UNITED FC. Devin Bhatia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amitosa Chawla. 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.