League

Dersingham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Asitadhanva Bansal got the match started through his kick off. Govindarajan Kahlon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ksambhuj Malhotra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The St Ives Citzdcy fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when St Ives Citzdcy's Isayu Tiwari looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Dersingham getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Istaka Dube hit a great ball. In the 17th minute of the match, Bhurida Lally got a very nice opportunity to score, but Barsati Sethi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ratinder Chandha charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ratinder Chandha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Ratinder Chandha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to St Ives Citzdcy getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ksambhuj Malhotra hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, St Ives Citzdcy's goal looked a bit too open when Asitadhanva Bansal came free, but Barsati Sethi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Dersingham booed when St Ives Citzdcy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ratinder Chandha didn't get a good kick on the ball. St Ives Citzdcy's Barsati Sethi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janapati Akhtar in the 34th minute of play. Govindarajan Kahlon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ksambhuj Malhotra in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Isayu Tiwari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Govindarajan Kahlon was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Janapati Akhtar scored 1-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Barsati Sethi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bhurida Lally got free with Barsati Sethi in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 43 minutes, Asitadhanva Bansal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dersingham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Asitadhanva Bansal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Isayu Tiwari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Govindarajan Kahlon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ratinder Chandha in the 58th minute of play forced Dersingham's goalkeeper Govindarajan Kahlon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bhurida Lally in the 63rd minute of play forced St Ives Citzdcy's goalkeeper Barsati Sethi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hayavahana Kamle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Dersingham booed when St Ives Citzdcy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Balamitra Tipnis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barsati Sethi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asitadhanva Bansal in the 68th minute of the match. When Dersingham's Bhurida Lally in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye St Ives Citzdcy's goalie prevented a goal. Devidatta Dube kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. St Ives Citzdcy's Adri Srivastava got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Asitadhanva Bansal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Barsati Sethi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 87th minute, Isayu Tiwari 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. When the referee ended the match the Dersingham players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.