League

Shadow Arena
Spectators: 5555 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 5) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bishwamba Chaudhari made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abhraroha Roy in the 5th minute of play forced Shadow FC's goalkeeper Kukila Ghai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalip Kapoor scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kukila Ghai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Shadow FC defense, Kaivalya Samra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kukila Ghai. The Shadow FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kukila Ghai should have stopped the shot. Balangaka Subba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kukila Ghai having to interfere. A collision led to Shadow FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Vikrampreet Gopalkrishnan hit a great ball. Kukila Ghai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abhraroha Roy in the 23rd minute of the match. Kukila Ghai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalip Kapoor in the 25th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Abhraroha Roy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kukila Ghai. Shadow FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abhraroha Roy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. When Bridport's Kaivalya Samra in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shadow FC's goalie prevented a goal. 41 minutes into the match, Kaivalya Samra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kukila Ghai. Shadow FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kaivalya Samra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The Shadow FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bridport were winning 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kaivalya Samra made a kick off. Kaivalya Samra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Kaivalya Samra reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kukila Ghai. The goal made the score 0-7. In the 64th match minute, Bridport was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalip Kapoor to maneuver through the defense. Kukila Ghai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kaivalya Samra's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vikrampreet Gopalkrishnan during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kisni Chaudhary hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Shadow FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kaivalya Samra came free, but Kukila Ghai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bridport's Kaivalya Samra in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shadow FC's goalie prevented a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Shadow FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! In the 89th minute there was a penalty for Bridport. Davinder Ghuman stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kukila Ghai. 0-8. After 98 played minutes Bridport got a freekick which was hit by Kalaraja Kishore. Bridport's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.