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Cannock
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saad Bhatti took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Navy FC's goalkeeper Taha Khawaja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mir Zeeshan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Taha Khawaja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khurram Lodhi succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Talal Raman'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. Talal Raman helped the player get up and apologised. Talal Raman kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Saad Bhatti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ateeq Kurd kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Cannock City got a freekick which was hit by Sheraz Wahid. Hassan Khan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khurram Lodhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The supporters of Navy FC booed when Cannock City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Rana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute Saad Bhatti 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. After 41 minutes, Delawar Sabih mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Navy FC and the Cannock City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Delawar Sabih kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Mir Zeeshan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Taha Khawaja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mir Zeeshan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Masroor Zardari fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cannock City's protests and gave Masroor Zardari a yellow card for diving instead. Babar Qadri placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The Cannock City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Navy FC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Khurram Lodhi made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Mir Zeeshan 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. In the 68th play minute Saqlain Salman came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hassan Khan. 1-2. After having played for 71 minutes, Saad Bhatti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cannock City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saad Bhatti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 73 minutes into the match, Cannock City's goal looked a bit too open when Khurram Lodhi came free, but Hassan Khan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taha Khawaja came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Cannock City's Saad Bhatti. But to his dismay, Saad Bhatti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Taha Khawaja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saad Bhatti in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Navy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Saad Bhatti came free, but Taha Khawaja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mir Zeeshan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saad Bhatti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.