League Play-Off

Indian Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Indian Brave Warriors's Arjava Bakshi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Muralidhara Chopra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balasaheb Mattu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, Arjava Bakshi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Devasoma Rani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the game, Darfield United's Avanibhusana Sabharwal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Muralidhara Chopra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 15th minute, one of Indian Brave Warriors: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 Indian Brave Warriors. Avanibhusana Sabharwal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Muralidhara Chopra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arjava Bakshi got free with Devasoma Rani in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the match, Indian Brave Warriors's Arjava Bakshi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Devasoma Rani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Muralidhara Chopra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arokya Gaekwad, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Ahankara Chadha fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Indian Brave Warriors's protests and gave Ahankara Chadha a yellow card for diving instead. 34 minutes into the match, Indian Brave Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Aksita Mukherjee came free, but Muralidhara Chopra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Arjava Bakshi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 37th minute, Arjava Bakshi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Indian Brave Warriors's Enavada Mitra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Devasoma Rani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Muralidhara Chopra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aksita Mukherjee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Devasoma Rani was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Kalpesh Bal. After the first half Darfield United were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to Darfield United getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Apratirupa Bhaura hit a great ball. Muralidhara Chopra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avanibhusana Sabharwal in the 55th minute of the match. Balasaheb Mattu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Muralidhara Chopra made a huge save. Muralidhara Chopra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Balasaheb Mattu in the 61st minute. The audience was convinced that Aksita Mukherjee's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muralidhara Chopra was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Devasoma Rani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arjava Bakshi in the 71st minute of the match. Gutsaka Agroia hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Amoghadarsin Ahluwalia charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amoghadarsin Ahluwalia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Amoghadarsin Ahluwalia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Indian Brave Warriors's Muralidhara Chopra got control of the ball when Apratirupa Bhaura tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Arjava Bakshi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Devasoma Rani was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 90th minute Arjava Bakshi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Devasoma Rani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Darfield United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Balasaheb Mattu hit a great ball. In the 92ndth minute of the game Arjava Bakshi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Darfield United's Devasoma Rani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Arjava Bakshi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Indian Brave Warriors's supporters rose to their feet, but Arjava Bakshi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Devasoma Rani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.