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Alcester Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Alcester United's goal looked a bit too open when Razzaq ul-Haq came free, but Shafeeq Ijaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Talha Afzal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shafeeq Ijaz was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 10th minute of the match South Ockendon got a corner. Alcester United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yusaf Shahrukh ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Yusaf Shahrukh almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz did a great save. The supporters of South Ockendon booed when Alcester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khurram Iqbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Razzaq ul-Haq took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Shafeeq Ijaz. Shafeeq Ijaz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Shafeeq Ijaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Razzaq ul-Haq, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Shafeeq Ijaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Razzaq ul-Haq, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Talha Afzal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Shafeeq Ijaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Talha Afzal managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Ockendon's supporters rose to their feet, but Talha Afzal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shafeeq Ijaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Talha Afzal put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Shafeeq Ijaz. Shafeeq Ijaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rahman Kurd, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of South Ockendon booed when Alcester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khurram Iqbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, South Ockendon's Yusaf Shahrukh broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 40 minutes into the match, Alcester United's goal looked a bit too open when Talha Afzal came free, but Shafeeq Ijaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Razzaq ul-Haq received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Shafeeq Ijaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th match minute, Alcester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azhar Khan to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute of the match Yusaf Shahrukh shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shafeeq Ijaz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Talha Afzal scored 0-4 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shafeeq Ijaz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

After having played for 61 minutes, Razzaq ul-Haq managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Ockendon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Razzaq ul-Haq was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute, Talha Afzal 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. If Talha Afzal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Razzaq ul-Haq in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Alcester United's goalkeeper Shafeeq Ijaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Razzaq ul-Haq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Shafeeq Ijaz managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when South Ockendon's Talha Afzal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Razzaq ul-Haq received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Shafeeq Ijaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute of the match, Talha Afzal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Shafeeq Ijaz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Alcester United getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Khurram Iqbal hit a great ball. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alcester United's goalkeeper Shafeeq Ijaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.