League

Micklefield
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Razi Qalander made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Ishtiaq Irshad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zain Meman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Micklefield FC's Jasim Basharat got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Razi Qalander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Malik Farasat was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sajjad Satti in the 24th minute of play forced Micklefield FC's goalkeeper Malik Farasat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malik Farasat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sajjad Satti, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Ishtiaq Irshad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ishtiaq Irshad in the 39th minute of play forced Ashton-under-Lyne's goalkeeper Zain Meman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mubashar Jaffery kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Mubashar Ghiaz hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Mubashar Jaffery fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ashton-under-Lyne's protests and gave Mubashar Jaffery a yellow card for diving instead. Mubashar Jaffery hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Hamid Basharat took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zain Meman. Ashton-under-Lyne's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 1-1 became the score in the 63rd minute when Ishtiaq Irshad elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Zain Meman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ishtiaq Irshad, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Saqlain Kiyani kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute of the match Hamid Basharat sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zain Meman skillfully saved the ball. Zain Meman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fareed Shaheed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zain Meman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ishtiaq Irshad in the 82nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Sajjad Satti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ashton-under-Lyne's supporters rose to their feet, but Sajjad Satti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Malik Farasat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 89 minutes into the game, Razi Qalander recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Malik Farasat. Razi Qalander showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The Ashton-under-Lyne supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ashton-under-Lyne would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.