League

PNS Karsaz Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aftab Sabih got the match started through his kick off. If Aftab Sabih had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agha Usmani's late challenge caught a Navy FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agha Usmani helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Southam City! Usama Irshad had in the 9thth minute some difficulties stopping Babar Qadri's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Babar Qadri did a trick in the 9th minute in front of Southam City's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-0. An impressive performance by Navy FC's Babar Qadri! 17 minutes into the game, Saqlain Satti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Taha Khawaja was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Umer Mohsin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 26 minutes, Saqlain Satti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Southam City and the Navy FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Southam City getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Saqlain Satti hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Navy FC's Babar Qadri tried to score from far away in the 27th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Aftab Sabih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Taha Khawaja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saqlain Salman got free with Usama Irshad in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Taha Khawaja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aftab Sabih, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 40th minute Aftab Sabih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taha Khawaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Southam City booed when Navy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamid Awan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aftab Sabih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Usama Irshad made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Saqlain Salman sent off a good shot on target. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Khurram Lodhi made a kick off. Usama Irshad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saqlain Salman in the 52nd minute of play. Umer Mohsin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Taha Khawaja skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aftab Sabih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Taha Khawaja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Aftab Sabih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taha Khawaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Navy FC's Khurram Lodhi got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aftab Sabih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Taha Khawaja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Umer Mohsin charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Umer Mohsin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Southam City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umer Mohsin to maneuver through the defense. Taha Khawaja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aftab Sabih in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd match minute, Navy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khurram Lodhi to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Navy FC! Taha Khawaja had in the 75thth minute some difficulties stopping Sufyan Zardari's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Taha Khawaja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aftab Sabih in the 77th minute of the match. Saqlain Salman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Usama Irshad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taha Khawaja made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Umer Mohsin sent off a good shot on target. Taha Khawaja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aftab Sabih, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 97th minute, Khurram Lodhi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Navy FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.