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Match Report
Dorchester
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Waqas Akhtar kicked off to start the match. The supporters of The Hague booed when Dorchester was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daryl Etherington didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Hague's Waqas Akhtar got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Dorchester's zone, Waqas Akhtar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Drew Law came out of the goal and Waqas Akhtar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dorchester's Drew Law played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waqas Akhtar in the 18th minute of play. The Hague's Hakim Qazi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronan Cookson in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Dorchester's Ronan Cookson got a free kick in the 34th minute. Adnan Faisal's late challenge caught a Dorchester's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adnan Faisal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Adnan Faisal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Rashleigh hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Waqas Akhtar struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Drew Law didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Hague. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronan Cookson was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Adnan Faisal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, The Hague's Akif Aslam got a free kick in the 58th minute. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when The Hague's Waqas Akhtar in the 61st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Drew Law was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Dorchester through an amazing save. When Razzaq Akram fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Hague's protests and gave Razzaq Akram a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Dorchester booed when The Hague was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Razzaq Akram didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Waqas Akhtar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drew Law was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Hakim Qazi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Al Collingwood in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Dorchester booed when The Hague was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Razzaq Akram didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Al Collingwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakim Qazi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waqas Akhtar in the 85th minute of play forced Dorchester's goalkeeper Drew Law to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Waqas Akhtar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Waqas Akhtar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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