League

Welford
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Tayyab Lodhi was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Kasey Hatcher capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kasey Hatcher really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A collision led to Welford getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Brynn Avery hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sikandar Nouman in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pierce Tipton saved Welford from getting behind. In the 11th minute, Sikandar Nouman made a precise shot to the right of Pierce Tipton. Welford's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nicky Hodges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Tayyab Lodhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sikandar Nouman in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pierce Tipton saved Welford from getting behind. Pierce Tipton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Imran Aamish in the 24th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Sikandar Nouman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pierce Tipton was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 28 played minutes Swaffham United got a freekick which was hit by Imran Jaffar. Kasey Hatcher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Tayyab Lodhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Swaffham United's goalkeeper Tayyab Lodhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ash Truscott. In the 34th minute, Ali Mohsin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kasey Hatcher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Tayyab Lodhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Swaffham United's Sikandar Nouman in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Welford's goalie prevented a goal. After 41 played minutes Welford got a freekick which was hit by Ash Truscott. The audience was convinced that Sikandar Nouman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pierce Tipton was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Pierce Tipton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sikandar Nouman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Kasey Hatcher made the kick off in the second half. Swaffham United's Tayyab Lodhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ash Truscott in the 55th minute of play. Kasey Hatcher took the ball and in the 59 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 2-2. In the 64th minute, Kasey Hatcher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Welford fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 68 minutes into the match, Welford's goalkeeper Pierce Tipton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Imran Aamish. Ash Truscott kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Tayyab Lodhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasey Hatcher in the 77th minute of play. Tayyab Lodhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ash Truscott, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Tayyab Lodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brynn Avery in the 80th minute of the match. Kasey Hatcher took the ball and in the 80 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 4-2. Shaukat Rasheed's late challenge caught a Welford's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shaukat Rasheed helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Welford booed when Swaffham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shaukat Rasheed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tayyab Lodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brynn Avery in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Kasey Hatcher 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. Swaffham United's Tayyab Lodhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicky Hodges in the 90th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Swaffham United's Shaukat Rasheed sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pierce Tipton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ash Truscott in the 95th minute of play forced Swaffham United's goalkeeper Tayyab Lodhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Welford fans cheered their team off the field, for while Swaffham United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.