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Ashton-under-Lyne Pa
Spectators: 6943 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zakir ul-Haq kicked off to start the match. Mubashar Jaffery came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Masroor Jahangir could save by the left post. Sabir Qureshi kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Masroor Jahangir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Razi Qalander in the 7th minute of play. Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Masroor Jahangir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mubashar Jaffery in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Moazzam Asif had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zain Meman. Ashton-under-Lyne's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moazzam Asif was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With his leg Masroor Jahangir managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Ashton-under-Lyne's Sajjad Satti fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sabir Qureshi kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Masroor Jahangir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Razi Qalander, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Moazzam Asif struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Zain Meman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bhutto Tharparkar ZB. The Bhutto Tharparkar ZB fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Zakir ul-Haq looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moazzam Asif in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zain Meman saved Ashton-under-Lyne from getting behind. The Bhutto Tharparkar ZB fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Rahman Azhar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 48 played minutes Bhutto Tharparkar ZB got a freekick which was hit by Nasir Shakeel. After the first half Bhutto Tharparkar ZB were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Razi Qalander to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Bhutto Tharparkar ZB got a freekick which was hit by Moazzam Asif. After a rather tough play, Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Waqas Ahsan got a free kick in the 56th minute. Masroor Jahangir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mubashar Jaffery, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Rahman Azhar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zain Meman was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After 70th play minutes Zakir ul-Haq shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Zain Meman and just under the crossbar into goal. Zain Meman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rahman Azhar in the 78th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Ashton-under-Lyne's goal looked a bit too open when Rahman Azhar came free, but Zain Meman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zakir ul-Haq didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-6 via right post in the game's 83rd minute. Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! The audience thought a goal was coming when Zakir ul-Haq got free with Zain Meman in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mubashar Jaffery in the 88th minute of play forced Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's goalkeeper Masroor Jahangir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Waqas Ahsan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zain Meman but with some difficulty. The audience was convinced that Zakir ul-Haq's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zain Meman was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Mir Waqas charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mir Waqas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mir Waqas kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. In the 99th minute Mubashar Jaffery shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Masroor Jahangir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Bhutto Tharparkar ZB players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.