League Play-Off

Ulverston Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amoghasiddhi Bal got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Anangada Manjrekar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isvasa Lamichaney was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After 14 played minutes Ulverston got a freekick which was hit by Adusita Johal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Ulverston:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Black Country:s goal. The referee gave Black Country a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Agavaha Virdee, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ulverston's Isvasa Lamichaney. 0-1. With his leg Hiryur Banga managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Ulverston's Kameswar Rama fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duddu Sethi during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes Black Country got a freekick which was hit by Duddu Sethi. If Duddu Sethi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Kameswar Rama managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ulverston's supporters rose to their feet, but Kameswar Rama was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hiryur Banga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 39 minutes into the match, Black Country's Anangada Manjrekar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isvasa Lamichaney narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Ulverston getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Adusita Johal hit a great ball. If Duddu Sethi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Kameswar Rama came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Ulverston 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 Kameswar Rama couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Duddu Sethi made the kick off in the second half. If Amoghasiddhi Bal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ulverston's Amoghasiddhi Bal got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When Duddu Sethi in the 56th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Isvasa Lamichaney kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Amoghasiddhi Bal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ulverston's supporters rose to their feet, but Amoghasiddhi Bal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hiryur Banga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amoghasiddhi Bal in the 62nd minute of play forced Black Country's goalkeeper Hiryur Banga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Kameswar Rama 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. Hiryur Banga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amoghasiddhi Bal in the 71st minute of the match. Kameswar Rama sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anangada Manjrekar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ulverston's Isvasa Lamichaney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duddu Sethi in the 75th minute of play. Anangada Manjrekar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Isvasa Lamichaney when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Duddu Sethi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ulverston's Abhyudita Siddhu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Isvasa Lamichaney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duddu Sethi in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Duddu Sethi 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Duddu Sethi in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isvasa Lamichaney prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Black Country walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.