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Newthorpe Park
Spectators: 9347 (Terracing: 7011, Seating: 2150, VIP seats: 186) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sikandar Nouman started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Raghu Bolognesi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Newthorpe United's supporters rose to their feet, but Raghu Bolognesi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayyab Lodhi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shaukat Rasheed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Wnukowski having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Newthorpe United's goal looked a bit too open when Sikandar Nouman came free, but Damian Wnukowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tayyab Lodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Eehab in the 21st minute of the match. Adam Shayan struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Tayyab Lodhi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newthorpe United. Raghu Bolognesi hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sikandar Nouman in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damian Wnukowski saved Newthorpe United from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adam Awan during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Newthorpe United's Adam Awan got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Sikandar Nouman 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. After 36 played minutes, Swaffham United's Sikandar Nouman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damian Wnukowski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Swaffham United reached it. Haris Khwaja made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Anees Jamal immediately put the ball in play. Swaffham United's Tayyab Lodhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raghu Bolognesi in the 44th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sikandar Nouman during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

53 minutes into the game, Benny Bosmans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tayyab Lodhi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sikandar Nouman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Imran Jaffar hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Ali Eehab sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tayyab Lodhi skillfully saved the ball. Tayyab 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. A collision led to Swaffham United getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Razi Kashan hit a great ball. A hard shot 76 in the game by Sikandar Nouman from a close distance when the talented Damian Wnukowski managed to make a qualified save. Newthorpe United's players were relieved. In the 77thth minute of the game Sikandar Nouman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newthorpe United's Damian Wnukowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ali Khan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Damian Wnukowski. Newthorpe United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Shayan in the 82nd minute of play forced Swaffham United's goalkeeper Tayyab Lodhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Swaffham United getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Khurram Azhar hit a great ball. Adam Shayan struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Tayyab Lodhi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newthorpe United. In the 85th minute Raghu Bolognesi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayyab Lodhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adam Shayan took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tayyab Lodhi. Tayyab Lodhi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Newthorpe United's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.