League

Bridport
Spectators: 10843 (Terracing: 8134, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kaivalya Samra kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Ambasthya Khattqr 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. Portchester's Ehsan Ngullie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaivalya Samra in the 8th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sampuran Shukla during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Portchester's Sampuran Shukla got a free kick in the 8th minute. With a little luck, Portchester's Ehsan Ngullie got control of the ball when Damodaragoun Akhtar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Ambasthya Khattqr was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portchester's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bridport the free kick. In the 17th match minute, Portchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambasthya Khattqr to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Ehsan Ngullie managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Bridport's Damodaragoun Akhtar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Portchester booed when Bridport was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaivalya Samra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guruswamy Sahni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambasthya Khattqr in the 36th minute of the match. Nikita Saveliev hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Kalaraja Kishore kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Ambasthya Khattqr made the kick off in the second half. Guruswamy Sahni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambasthya Khattqr in the 56th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Kaivalya Samra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ehsan Ngullie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 played minutes Portchester got a freekick which was hit by Barhana Sodhi. Guruswamy Sahni was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arumugam Janda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 64 minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Portchester's goal looked a bit too open when Kaivalya Samra came free, but Ehsan Ngullie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arumugam Janda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guruswamy Sahni having to interfere. Guruswamy Sahni was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Ambasthya Khattqr capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ambasthya Khattqr really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 74th minute, Ambasthya Khattqr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Portchester getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Runjeet Sinha hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Bridport's Davinder Ghuman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Sampuran Shukla was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Portchester's Sampuran Shukla got a free kick in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Portchester's goal looked a bit too open when Kaivalya Samra came free, but Ehsan Ngullie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arumugam Janda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bridport's Nikita Saveliev managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Brahmakrita Jain in the 95 minute of the game. The Bridport fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Portchester were clearly better and deserved to take the win.