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Spectators: 10901 (Terracing: 8177, Seating: 2507, VIP seats: 217) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zaib Khan started the match with the kick off. Islamabad Royals's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Raúl Ceresso 3 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Raúl Ceresso might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Razi Mirza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raúl Ceresso ran back to his position shaking his head. Raúl Ceresso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Razi Mirza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. After 13th play minutes Raúl Ceresso shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Razi Mirza and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 19th minute, ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s Raúl Ceresso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. The audience was convinced that Raúl Ceresso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Razi Mirza was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Razi Mirza was a little too slow when Raúl Ceresso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 4-0. Raúl Ceresso had several of the Islamabad Royals's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-0 score and a disappointed Razi Mirza as he didn't even see the shot coming. 34 minutes into the match, ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s Raúl Ceresso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Razi Mirza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Islamabad Royals's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Raúl Ceresso scored to the left of an out of position Razi Mirza, making the score, 6-0. Raúl Ceresso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Razi Mirza came out and tried to block the shot, but Raúl Ceresso slotted it home off the left post making it 7-0 in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raúl Ceresso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Raúl Ceresso 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 8-0. The audience was convinced that Raúl Ceresso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Razi Mirza was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Imran Shayan hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Razi Mirza didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s Raúl Ceresso shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 9-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Razi Mirza came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s Raúl Ceresso. But to his dismay, Raúl Ceresso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. 70 minutes into the match, Raúl Ceresso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Razi Mirza. Islamabad Royals's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raúl Ceresso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s Raúl Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 75 minutes into the game, ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s Raúl Ceresso 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, 13-0. Atif Azhar charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atif Azhar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes Islamabad Royals got a freekick which was hit by Atif Azhar. 86 minutes into the match, Affan İnan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Razi Mirza. Islamabad Royals's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Affan İnan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 15-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Carlos Alberto Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Alberto Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Razi Mirza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There was no doubt that ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯ were the better team. ☯ⓀⒾⓉⓈⓊⓃⒺ™☯'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.