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Sandbach Stadium
Spectators: 7783 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zaib Mushtaq got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Zaib Mushtaq's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drew Law was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. If Ronan Cookson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Al Collingwood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Al Collingwood notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sandbach's Kang Xiang Xuan. Kang Xiang Xuan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Drew Law managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Sandbach's Hakim ul-Hassan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Zaib Mushtaq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zaib Mushtaq sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hakim ul-Hassan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Drew Law read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Zaib Mushtaq sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to Sandbach getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Farooq Rashid hit a great ball. Al Collingwood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Kang Xiang Xuan managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Dorchester's Al Collingwood fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Sandbach booed when Dorchester was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathan Rider didn't get a good kick on the ball. Drew Law took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaib Mushtaq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaib Mushtaq sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Al Collingwood took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kang Xiang Xuan. Kang Xiang Xuan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 70thth minute of the game Hakim ul-Hassan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dorchester's Drew Law was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Zaib Mushtaq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shabir Kashif hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Dorchester's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.