League

Swaffham Arena
Spectators: 9226 (Terracing: 6921, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Mahmood ul-Hassan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tayyab Lodhi came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Hinckley's Tayyab Fida. But to his dismay, Tayyab Fida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Imran Mukhtar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sikandar Nouman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Imran Aamish had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Imran Mukhtar made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Imran Aamish sent off a good shot on target. 32 minutes into the match, Shabir Khawaja notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Swaffham United's Tayyab Lodhi. Tayyab Lodhi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Shaukat Rasheed kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Tayyab Lodhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tayyab Fida in the 36th minute of play. Sami Usmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Tayyab Lodhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahmood ul-Hassan, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Swaffham United's Sikandar Nouman in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hinckley's goalie prevented a goal. Tayyab Lodhi came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Hinckley's Yasir Barlas. But to his dismay, Yasir Barlas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Imran Jaffar charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Imran Jaffar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Imran Jaffar hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Tayyab Fida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shabir Khawaja in the 73rd minute of play forced Swaffham United's goalkeeper Tayyab Lodhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sikandar Nouman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Swaffham United's goal looked a bit too open when Yasir Barlas came free, but Tayyab Lodhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hinckley's Shabir Khawaja got a free kick in the 84th minute. Tayyab Lodhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mahmood ul-Hassan in the 96th minute. Hinckley played a much better game than Swaffham United and deserved their victory. The Swaffham United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.