League

Quaid-e-Azam Ground
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zaib Khan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Razi Mirza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rahman Tabeer, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Zeeshan Waheed got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Göktuğ Baykutay during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Rahman Tabeer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Razi Mirza was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Razi Mirza didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Chelmsford United's Rahman Tabeer shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. After 34 played minutes Chelmsford United got a freekick which was hit by Freddie Runeberg. If Atif Azhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erenay Özben made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Arif Moeez sent off a good shot on target. When Umair Khan came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Chelmsford United 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 Umair Khan couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahman Tabeer in the 46th minute of play forced Islamabad Royals's goalkeeper Razi Mirza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaib Khan in the 48th minute of play forced Chelmsford United's goalkeeper Erenay Özben to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Chelmsford United were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Erenay Özben took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeeshan Waheed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Razi Mirza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamran Shakir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atif Azhar 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. The supporters of Islamabad Royals booed when Chelmsford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamran Shakir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Razi Mirza made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Dany-Adams Van De Gehuchte sent off a good shot on target. Atif Azhar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Erenay Özben tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Arif Moeez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erenay Özben saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kamran Shakir fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chelmsford United's protests and gave Kamran Shakir a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st match minute, Chelmsford United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamran Shakir to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Rahman Tabeer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Razi Mirza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Erenay Özben came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Islamabad Royals's Atif Azhar. But to his dismay, Atif Azhar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Atif Azhar scored 2-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erenay Özben, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rahman Tabeer in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Razi Mirza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chelmsford United's Erenay Özben played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaib Khan in the 94th minute of play. Atif Azhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle went the supporters of Chelmsford United were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Islamabad Royals side.