League

Farnworth Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Farnworth AFC's zone, Shamshad Khalid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adnan Kaleem came out of the goal and Shamshad Khalid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th minute Usama Shahrukh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Kaleem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shoaib Munir charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shoaib Munir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Farnworth AFC's Shoaib Munir got a free kick in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Usama Shahrukh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adnan Kaleem was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 19thth minute of the game Usama Shahrukh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Farnworth AFC's Adnan Kaleem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zaib Zubair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adnan Kaleem having to interfere. Adnan Kaleem didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pakistan Army FC's Usama Shahrukh shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Abdullah Liaquat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pakistan Army FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdullah Liaquat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adnan Kaleem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Usama Shahrukh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Adnan Kaleem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Usama Shahrukh 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. Sabir Mirza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Farnworth AFC defense, Usama Shahrukh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adnan Kaleem. The Farnworth AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adnan Kaleem should have stopped the shot. Farnworth AFC's Adnan Kaleem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Usama Shahrukh in the 46th minute of play. Shoaib Munir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azhar Naseem having to interfere. After the first half Pakistan Army FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Usama Shahrukh made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Usama Shahrukh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adnan Kaleem was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 53rd minute, Imran Sultan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Usama Shahrukh sped through Farnworth AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adnan Kaleem. Sabir Mirza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Adnan Kaleem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pakistan Army FC's Sabir Mirza got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd match minute, Farnworth AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umair Bilal to maneuver through the defense. When Usama Shahrukh came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Pakistan Army FC 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 Usama Shahrukh couldn't finish the play. If Imran Sultan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Usama Shahrukh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adnan Kaleem having to interfere. After having played for 72 minutes, Sabir Mirza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pakistan Army FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabir Mirza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Usama Shahrukh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Adnan Kaleem made a huge save. Khalid Meman hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. When Pakistan Army FC's Usama Shahrukh in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Farnworth AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Adnan Kaleem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sabir Mirza's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Adnan Kaleem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Usama Shahrukh's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Usama Shahrukh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pakistan Army FC's Sabir Mirza got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Usama Shahrukh's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Adnan Kaleem skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Adnan Kaleem didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pakistan Army FC's Usama Shahrukh shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Farnworth AFC's Adnan Kaleem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Usama Shahrukh in the 98th minute of play. Pakistan Army FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.