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Micklefield
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Shabir Kashif hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Lucas Beverley dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kang Xiang Xuan, 1-0. Kang Xiang Xuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Beverley, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute Zaib Mushtaq shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marlon Shearer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adeel Najam hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Marlon Shearer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taimoor Shamshad, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Zaib Mushtaq received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Marlon Shearer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute Hakim ul-Hassan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marlon Shearer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Hakim ul-Hassan made a precise shot to the right of Marlon Shearer. Micklefield City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 33 minutes into the match, Micklefield City's goal looked a bit too open when Zaib Mushtaq came free, but Marlon Shearer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hakim ul-Hassan came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Sandbach 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 Hakim ul-Hassan couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Micklefield City's zone, Hakim ul-Hassan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marlon Shearer came out of the goal and Hakim ul-Hassan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 40 minutes into the match, Taimoor Shamshad notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Micklefield City's Marlon Shearer. Marlon Shearer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 48th minute Zaib Mushtaq shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marlon Shearer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Beverley was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Lucas Beverley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Xiang Xuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute Kristopher Driver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Xiang Xuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Sandbach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shabir Kashif to maneuver through the defense. Kristopher Driver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marlon Shearer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaib Mushtaq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 71 minutes, Hakim ul-Hassan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sandbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hakim ul-Hassan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marlon Shearer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaib Mushtaq in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Micklefield City's Silvester Titmuss got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 80th minute, Lucas Beverley made a precise shot to the right of Kang Xiang Xuan. Sandbach's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaib Mushtaq in the 87th minute of play forced Micklefield City's goalkeeper Marlon Shearer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Micklefield City's goalkeeper Marlon Shearer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hakim ul-Hassan. The audience was convinced that Kristopher Driver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kang Xiang Xuan was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. When the match was over Sandbach could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Micklefield City throughout the match.