League

Ringwood
Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) Abhranaga Kadam started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Abalendu Jammu kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Sham Chakma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Ringwood FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ana Dias came free, but Adipa Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamasrama Shahraj in the 11th minute of play forced Ringwood FC's goalkeeper Adipa Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ikroop Lal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manvinder Anand in the 14th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Luv de Lasan's zone, Dharmottara Brar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ikroop Lal came out of the goal and Dharmottara Brar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manvinder Anand in the 17th minute of play forced Luv de Lasan's goalkeeper Ikroop Lal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dharmottara Brar scored 1-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ikroop Lal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamasrama Shahraj in the 25th minute of play forced Ringwood FC's goalkeeper Adipa Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Ana Dias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adipa Fernandes. Ringwood FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ana Dias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 41 minutes into the match, Ringwood FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kamasrama Shahraj came free, but Adipa Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manvinder Anand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ikroop Lal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ringwood FC booed when Luv de Lasan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Druha Rani didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manvinder Anand to strike the kick off in the second half. Ikroop Lal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narbir Bhosle in the 54th minute of the match. Sham Chakma's late challenge caught a Ringwood FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sham Chakma helped the player get up and apologised. Krishnan Hira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Adipa Fernandes made a huge save. Dharmottara Brar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dharmottara Brar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Kamasrama Shahraj notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Ringwood FC's Adipa Fernandes. Adipa Fernandes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 80 minutes into the game, Manvinder Anand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ikroop Lal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 85 minutes into the match, Ringwood FC's goalkeeper Adipa Fernandes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kamasrama Shahraj. Adipa Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sham Chakma in the 87th minute of the match. Abhranaga Kadam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adipa Fernandes having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ringwood FC's zone, Adimula Nair stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adipa Fernandes came out of the goal and Adimula Nair tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manvinder Anand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Ana Dias dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adipa Fernandes, 2-3. The Ringwood FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Luv de Lasan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.