League

Whitchurch Stadium
Spectators: 9183 (Terracing: 6889, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 182) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Akal Keerat Kals took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Nayan Sawant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chelsea's supporters rose to their feet, but Nayan Sawant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narinderpal Deol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Narinderpal Deol didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Akal Keerat Kals went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Chelsea's Kisku Anand in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NAGALAND FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute Akal Keerat Kals shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narinderpal Deol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Chelsea's zone, Amarajota Jain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karmanya Chaha came out of the goal and Amarajota Jain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jagannathan Mann hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Akal Keerat Kals fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chelsea's protests and gave Akal Keerat Kals a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Chelsea getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Akal Keerat Kals hit a great ball. After 32 minutes of play, NAGALAND FC's Amarajota Jain made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karmanya Chaha was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 37 minutes of play, Chelsea's Nayan Sawant made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Narinderpal Deol was left in no man's land by his defense there! Narinderpal Deol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kisku Anand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Kisku Anand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Narinderpal Deol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Chelsea booed when NAGALAND FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasantha Rathod didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Akal Keerat Kals ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Narinderpal Deol was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

Lall Chohan scored 2-5 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karmanya Chaha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 56 minutes, Lall Chohan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NAGALAND FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lall Chohan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nayan Sawant kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, NAGALAND FC's goalkeeper Narinderpal Deol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kisku Anand. Narinderpal Deol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nayan Sawant in the 74th minute. Karmanya Chaha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasantha Rathod, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Amarajota Jain took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karmanya Chaha. Karmanya Chaha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-6. NAGALAND FC's Narinderpal Deol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akal Keerat Kals in the 80th minute of play. After some careless play in the NAGALAND FC defense, Nayan Sawant kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Narinderpal Deol. The NAGALAND FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Narinderpal Deol should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the match, Akal Keerat Kals dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Narinderpal Deol, 3-8. 93 minutes into the game, Chelsea's Nayan Sawant nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Narinderpal Deol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-9. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Nayan Sawant took a quick shot and it went in 3-10 without a chance for Narinderpal Deol to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over Chelsea could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than NAGALAND FC throughout the match.