League

Hilperton Stadium
Spectators: 9297 (Terracing: 6974, Seating: 2138, VIP seats: 185) Yusaf Lodhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saeed Mir in the 3rd minute of play. Yusaf Lodhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Bosmans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Saeed Mir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yusaf Lodhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Saeed Mir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yusaf Lodhi came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Newthorpe United's Saeed Mir. But to his dismay, Saeed Mir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 17 minutes of play, Newthorpe United's Benny Bosmans made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusaf Lodhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute, Yasir Chaughtai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Bosmans in the 27th minute of play forced Hilperton's goalkeeper Yusaf Lodhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yusaf Lodhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Bosmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Sohail Khwaja fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hilperton's protests and gave Sohail Khwaja a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 played minutes Hilperton got a freekick which was hit by Sohail Khwaja. 34 minutes into the match, Hilperton's goal looked a bit too open when Raghu Bolognesi came free, but Yusaf Lodhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damian Wnukowski made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Hassan Shan sent off a good shot on target. Newthorpe United's Raghu Bolognesi got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ali Eehab scored 0-5 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yusaf Lodhi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Hilperton's goal looked a bit too open when Saeed Mir came free, but Yusaf Lodhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Newthorpe United's Raghu Bolognesi made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusaf Lodhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hassan Shan was the one to do the kick off. Hussain Hanif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sohail Khwaja got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Sohail Khwaja hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Yusaf Lodhi was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Saeed Mir capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saeed Mir really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. After 61 minutes of play, Newthorpe United's Ali Eehab made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusaf Lodhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 65 minutes of play, Newthorpe United's Ali Eehab made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusaf Lodhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Saeed Mir got free with Yusaf Lodhi in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Raghu Bolognesi came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Newthorpe United 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 Raghu Bolognesi couldn't finish the play. Saeed Mir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Yusaf Lodhi made a huge save. Yusaf Lodhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Eehab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hilperton's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Raghu Bolognesi scored to the left of an out of position Yusaf Lodhi, making the score, 0-11. After a defensive mix-up in Hilperton's zone, Ali Eehab stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yusaf Lodhi came out of the goal and Ali Eehab tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yusaf Lodhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raghu Bolognesi, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hilperton's zone, Shaukat Asharf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yusaf Lodhi came out of the goal and Shaukat Asharf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yusaf Lodhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benny Bosmans in the 92nd minute. Yusaf Lodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raghu Bolognesi in the 94th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saeed Mir got free with Yusaf Lodhi in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.