League

Panunda Arena
Spectators: 10849 (Terracing: 8138, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kaivalya Samra made the kick off which started today's match. Guruswamy Sahni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yens De Neuter in the 2nd minute of play. Guruswamy Sahni was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Yens De Neuter capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yens De Neuter really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Bridport's goal looked a bit too open when Yens De Neuter came free, but Guruswamy Sahni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Yens De Neuter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 11th minute Yens De Neuter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guruswamy Sahni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, PANUNDA F C's Yens De Neuter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guruswamy Sahni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Bridport's goalkeeper Guruswamy Sahni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yens De Neuter. Guruswamy Sahni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yens De Neuter in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yens De Neuter in the 17th minute of play forced Bridport's goalkeeper Guruswamy Sahni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Bridport's goal looked a bit too open when Yens De Neuter came free, but Guruswamy Sahni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Yens De Neuter dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Guruswamy Sahni, 2-0. Dalip Kapoor charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dalip Kapoor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 32 minutes into the match, PANUNDA F C's Yens De Neuter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guruswamy Sahni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute of the match PANUNDA F C got a corner. Bridport's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amahiyu Malhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Amahiyu Malhan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bridport's Guruswamy Sahni did a great save. Kara Bhattacharya hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by PANUNDA F C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davinder Ghuman was slow to take the kick. During this time Bridport's players had a chance to rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yens De Neuter made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yens De Neuter in the 52nd minute of play forced Bridport's goalkeeper Guruswamy Sahni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in PANUNDA F C's zone, Kaivalya Samra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anyuna Parab came out of the goal and Kaivalya Samra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of PANUNDA F C booed when Bridport was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kashmiri Chakrabarty didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yens De Neuter in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guruswamy Sahni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 62 minutes into the match, Yens De Neuter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guruswamy Sahni. Bridport's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yens De Neuter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Guruswamy Sahni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yens De Neuter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Kara Bhattacharya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guruswamy Sahni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bridport's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amahiyu Malhan was slow to take the kick. During this time PANUNDA F C's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bridport's goalie and right to Akhilendra Murthy. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bridport's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heri Noor in the 75th minute of play forced Bridport's goalkeeper Guruswamy Sahni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yens De Neuter in the 75th minute of play forced Bridport's goalkeeper Guruswamy Sahni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Bridport's goal looked a bit too open when Rajendran Kalra came free, but Guruswamy Sahni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Dalip Kapoor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guruswamy Sahni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heri Noor in the 83rd minute of play. Dalip Kapoor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Anyuna Parab made a huge save. Bridport's Guruswamy Sahni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yens De Neuter in the 87th minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, PANUNDA F C's Rajendran Kalra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guruswamy Sahni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. PANUNDA F C walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.