League

Harwichuh
Spectators: 7874 (Terracing: 5906, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) Anumita Kasal made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd play minute Arhat Patiala came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ramnath Mukherjee. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Ilkley City's zone, Durvarana Dalvi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramnath Mukherjee came out of the goal and Durvarana Dalvi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ilkley City's Ramnath Mukherjee proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Ilkley City from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute, Siddharth Kumar 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Durvarana Dalvi in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ramnath Mukherjee saved Ilkley City from getting behind. When Harwich's Durvarana Dalvi in 13 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Ramnath Mukherjee guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 19th minute, Durvarana Dalvi 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. The supporters of Harwich booed when Ilkley City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akara Pant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Durvarana Dalvi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Ramnath Mukherjee when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Durvarana Dalvi in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramnath Mukherjee prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ramnath Mukherjee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durvarana Dalvi in the 32nd minute of play. Amodin Bhasin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anumita Kasal, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Amodin Bhasin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anumita Kasal in the 38th minute of play. Durvarana Dalvi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramnath Mukherjee having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Apacita Rahul managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ilkley City's supporters rose to their feet, but Apacita Rahul was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amodin Bhasin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Durvarana Dalvi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ilkley City's Akara Pant got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akara Pant kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Durvarana Dalvi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramnath Mukherjee was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 61 minutes, Anumita Kasal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ilkley City and the Harwich players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ilkley City getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Anumita Kasal hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute Anumita Kasal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amodin Bhasin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dandaka Sohota hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ilkley City's Apacita Rahul slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Amodin Bhasin. That made the score 2-1 after 71 minutes of play. Harwich's Daksapati Kishore got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Harwich's goalkeeper Amodin Bhasin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apacita Rahul. If Gurmail Agarwal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akara Pant scored 2-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amodin Bhasin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the game, Ilkley City's Apacita Rahul nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amodin Bhasin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Amodin Bhasin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anumita Kasal, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ilkley City eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.