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Penzance
Spectators: 10513 (Terracing: 8137, Seating: 2160, VIP seats: 216) When Akif Rafi came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Penzance FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Akif Rafi couldn't finish the play. After 9 minutes, Zeeshan Waheed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Islamabad Royals and the Penzance FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Islamabad Royals's Zeeshan Waheed got a free kick in the 9th minute. Razi Mirza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shoaib Kurd in the 10th minute. Islamabad Royals's Atif Azhar pulled a muscle in his leg after 12 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Alam Muneer's late challenge caught a Islamabad Royals's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alam Muneer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th minute, one of Penzance FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Penzance FC. Imran Chaughtai walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 17th minute, Zaib Khan 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. A collision led to Penzance FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Akif Rafi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Zaib Khan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Islamabad Royals's supporters rose to their feet, but Zaib Khan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nawaz Ahsan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Penzance FC booed when Islamabad Royals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeeshan Waheed didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Islamabad Royals's goal looked a bit too open when Shoaib Kurd came free, but Razi Mirza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Penzance FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zeeshan Waheed came free, but Nawaz Ahsan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes Penzance FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Imran Chaughtai who took care of the corner kick. If Zeeshan Waheed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Penzance FC's Akif Rafi got a free kick in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Akif Rafi during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Penzance FC got a freekick which was hit by Akif Rafi. If Zaib Khan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Arif Moeez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Islamabad Royals's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Moeez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nawaz Ahsan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shoaib Kurd made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Penzance FC's Shoaib Kurd nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Razi Mirza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Penzance FC's zone, Zaib Khan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nawaz Ahsan came out of the goal and Zaib Khan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 57 minutes of play Penzance FC's Akif Rafi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Penzance FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Akif Rafi hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Penzance FC's goal looked a bit too open when Imran Chaughtai came free, but Nawaz Ahsan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Arif Moeez fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Islamabad Royals's protests and gave Arif Moeez a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Penzance FC booed when Islamabad Royals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Moeez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Razi Mirza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alam Muneer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 64 minutes, Zaib Khan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Islamabad Royals's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaib Khan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Islamabad Royals's Zaib Khan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nawaz Ahsan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zaib Khan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nawaz Ahsan having to interfere. Nawaz Ahsan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaib Khan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Zaib Khan came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Islamabad Royals fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zaib Khan couldn't finish the play. After 82 minutes, Zaib Khan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Islamabad Royals and the Penzance FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Penzance FC booed when Islamabad Royals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zaib Khan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes, Shoaib Kurd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Penzance FC and the Islamabad Royals players grew even worse after the yellow card. Shoaib Kurd kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Zaib Khan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Adnan Mushtaq had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nawaz Ahsan. Penzance FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adnan Mushtaq was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.