Woodley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Razi Ahsan kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Woodley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iman Lateef to maneuver through the defense. AppsGenii's Sabir Basharat couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Woodley. Shahbaz Niazi charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shahbaz Niazi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes AppsGenii got a freekick which was hit by Shahbaz Niazi. With a little luck, AppsGenii's Usama Zardari got control of the ball when Zakir ur-Rehamn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zakir ur-Rehamn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Usama Zardari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hunain Shan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arshad Arslan having to interfere. If Shahbaz Niazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 34th minute, Shahbaz Niazi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Woodley's Razi Ahsan got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Razi Ahsan came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Woodley fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Razi Ahsan couldn't finish the play. Usama Zardari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Razi Ahsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zakir ur-Rehamn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Usama Zardari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hunain Shan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Iman Lateef managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woodley's supporters rose to their feet, but Iman Lateef was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Usama Zardari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hunain Shan struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Arshad Arslan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AppsGenii. In the 56th minute Zakir ur-Rehamn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Usama Zardari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to AppsGenii getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Shahbaz Niazi hit a great ball. Usama Zardari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakir ur-Rehamn in the 58th minute of play. Woodley's Razi Ahsan got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in AppsGenii's zone, Razi Ahsan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Usama Zardari came out of the goal and Razi Ahsan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Usama Zardari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Razi Ahsan, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, AppsGenii's Hunain Shan got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a rather tough play, Woodley's Iman Lateef got a free kick in the 68th minute. Usama Zardari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeeshan Khalid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Razi Ahsan in the 73rd minute of play forced AppsGenii's goalkeeper Usama Zardari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Razi Ahsan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Usama Zardari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Usama Zardari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zakir ur-Rehamn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iman Lateef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Usama Zardari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84thth minute of the game Razi Ahsan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AppsGenii's Usama Zardari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 85th minute, Zakir ur-Rehamn made a precise shot to the right of Usama Zardari. AppsGenii's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Razi Ahsan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Razi Ahsan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the AppsGenii players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Woodley.
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