League

Alcester Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ali Khalid made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Abdullah Barlas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shafeeq Ijaz. Alcester United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdullah Barlas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Shafeeq Ijaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdullah Barlas's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Usman Qamar notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz. Shafeeq Ijaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 10th minute Abdullah Barlas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shafeeq Ijaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Waqas Faisal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alcester United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Radlett the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Alcester United's zone, Ali Khalid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shafeeq Ijaz came out of the goal and Ali Khalid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ali Khalid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Shafeeq Ijaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Khalid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdullah Barlas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shafeeq Ijaz having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Khalid in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shafeeq Ijaz saved Alcester United from getting behind. In the 24thth minute of the game Abdullah Barlas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th 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. The supporters of Radlett booed when Alcester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khurram Iqbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shafeeq Ijaz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdullah Barlas went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Anees Mushtaq charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anees Mushtaq the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Radlett getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Anees Mushtaq hit a great ball. Waqas Faisal, 39 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Waqas Faisal kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Alcester United defense, Abdullah Barlas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shafeeq Ijaz. The Alcester United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shafeeq Ijaz should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

After having played for 53 minutes, Kamran Zubair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alcester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamran Zubair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Khalid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shafeeq Ijaz having to interfere. Abdullah Barlas might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shafeeq Ijaz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdullah Barlas ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz got control of the ball when Abdullah Barlas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68thth minute of the game Ali Khalid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 69 minutes, Ali Khalid made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Radlett's Abdullah Barlas got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ali Khalid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shafeeq Ijaz was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Shafeeq Ijaz made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Abdullah Barlas sent off a good shot on target. A well placed Ali Khalid short distance shot in the 82nd minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. With a little luck, Alcester United's Shafeeq Ijaz got control of the ball when Abdullah Barlas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Radlett's Abdullah Barlas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shafeeq Ijaz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Khalid in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shafeeq Ijaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Radlett's Ali Khalid slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shafeeq Ijaz. That made the score 0-10 after 93 minutes of play.