League

Blackheath
Spectators: 7044 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 100) Shamshad Haroon started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Blackheath FC's Hanif Rafi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zakir ul-Haq in the 7th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Zakir ul-Haq made a precise shot to the right of Hanif Rafi. Blackheath FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 13th match minute, Blackheath FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adeel Waqas to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bhutto Tharparkar ZB booed when Blackheath FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khurram Jamil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hanif Rafi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zakir ul-Haq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Shamshad Haroon 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. In the 29th minute of the match, Isa Paracha got a very nice opportunity to score, but Masroor Jahangir was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 30th minute, Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Mudasser Kurd seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mudasser Kurd the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bhutto Tharparkar ZB protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mudasser Kurd had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Masroor Jahangir, was totally fooled by Blackheath FC's Bilal Shan, who 32 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a rather tough play, Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Moazzam Asif got a free kick in the 36th minute. Bilal Shan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Masroor Jahangir. Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakir ul-Haq in the 39th minute of play forced Blackheath FC's goalkeeper Hanif Rafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Blackheath FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zafar Kiyani came free, but Hanif Rafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hanif Rafi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zakir ul-Haq, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shamshad Haroon in the 45th minute of play forced Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's goalkeeper Masroor Jahangir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zafar Kiyani in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hanif Rafi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Blackheath FC's Khurram Jamil got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute Shamshad Haroon 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. In the 59th minute, Blackheath FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zakir ul-Haq fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hanif Rafi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sikandar Azhar. Kamil Anees kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. With a little luck, Blackheath FC's Hanif Rafi got control of the ball when Moazzam Asif tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hanif Rafi made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Zakir ul-Haq sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 75 in the game by Zakir ul-Haq from a close distance when the talented Hanif Rafi managed to make a qualified save. Blackheath FC's players were relieved. Masroor Jahangir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isa Paracha in the 77th minute of play. Zakir ul-Haqs short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Hanif Rafi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Zakir ul-Haq could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Hanif Rafi made a huge save. In the 86th minute Yasir Rehman 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. Hanif Rafi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 89th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Moazzam Asif. After 94 minutes of play, Bhutto Tharparkar ZB's Zakir ul-Haq made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hanif Rafi was left in no man's land by his defense there!