League

Sandbach Stadium
Spectators: 7783 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 183) Javed Zeeshan made the kick off and thus started the match. Farnworth AFC's Shoaib Munir got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shoaib Munir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Sandbach defense, Javed Zeeshan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kang Xiang Xuan. The Sandbach fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kang Xiang Xuan should have stopped the shot. Hakim ul-Hassan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Adnan Kaleem made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Sandbach's goal looked a bit too open when Javed Zeeshan came free, but Kang Xiang Xuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 29 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. If Hakim ul-Hassan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zaib Mushtaq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adnan Kaleem made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Hakim ul-Hassan sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Farnworth AFC's Adnan Kaleem got control of the ball when Hakim ul-Hassan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Farnworth AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaib Mushtaq stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Farnworth AFC's Shoaib Munir got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Farnworth AFC's Adnan Kaleem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaib Mushtaq in the 72nd minute of play. In the 80th minute, Hakim ul-Hassan 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. When Isa Intisar fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Farnworth AFC's protests and gave Isa Intisar a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Farnworth AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sandbach:s goal. Shabir Basharat placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Usman Asif charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Usman Asif the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Farnworth AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaib Mushtaq in the 101st minute of play forced Farnworth AFC's goalkeeper Adnan Kaleem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandbach were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.