League

St Albans
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bilal Hannan got the match started through his kick off. If Kamran Mazhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Bilal Hannan 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. After a rather tough play, Northallerton's Ayaz Sajid got a free kick in the 10th minute. The audience was convinced that Bilal Hannan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Masood Ghufyan was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Masood Mukhtar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noor Sadiqqi's late challenge caught a St Albans's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noor Sadiqqi helped the player get up and apologised. Noor Sadiqqi kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. A hard shot by Ghalib Niazi from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Masood Ghufyan's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to St Albans getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Filipo Lugardo hit a great ball. Bilal Hannan took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Masood Ghufyan. Masood Ghufyan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Bilal Hannan scored 2-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Masood Ghufyan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the game, Mir Fida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northallerton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St Albans the free kick. Mir Fida kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The Northallerton fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Northallerton's Ayaz Sajid looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 39thth minute of the game Bilal Hannan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northallerton's Masood Ghufyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Solecki in the 42nd minute of play forced Northallerton's goalkeeper Masood Ghufyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 minutes, Bilal Hannan made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Northallerton's Masood Ghufyan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Masood Ghufyan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bilal Hannan's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamran Mazhar to make the kick off. Dariusz Solecki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Masood Ghufyan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bilal Hannan in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Masood Ghufyan saved Northallerton from getting behind. After 58 minutes, Bilal Hannan made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Northallerton's Masood Ghufyan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute, Agha Kashan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Masood Ghufyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dariusz Solecki in the 62nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bilal Hannan in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Masood Ghufyan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68thth minute of the game Bilal Hannan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northallerton's Masood Ghufyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 69 played minutes St Albans got a freekick which was hit by Francisc Panciu. Northallerton's Farooq Intisar got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ayaz Sajid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the game, Ayaz Sajid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northallerton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St Albans the free kick. In the 72nd match minute, Northallerton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ayaz Sajid to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Northallerton's Zakir Kashan got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Bilal Hannan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Masood Ghufyan having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Francisc Panciu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 minutes, Bilal Hannan made it 5-2 with a short kick to the right side. Northallerton's Masood Ghufyan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Bilal Hannan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Masood Ghufyan was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 87th minute, Dariusz Solecki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The St Albans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. In the 90th minute, Rahman Khawar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91stth minute of the game Dariusz Solecki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northallerton's Masood Ghufyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Bilal Hannan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. St Albans had played much better football throughout.