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Match Report
Petersfield
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ghalib Aijaz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Azmat Kiyani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Mubashar Haroon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petersfield's Mubashar Haroon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azmat Kiyani in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Cheadle's Azmat Kiyani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mubashar Haroon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Cheadle booed when Petersfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hanif Abbas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cheadle's zone, Safdar Shamshad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Razi Ahsan came out of the goal and Safdar Shamshad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 27 played minutes Cheadle got a freekick which was hit by Abdullah Jahangir. After 33 minutes, Safdar Shamshad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Petersfield and the Cheadle players grew even worse after the yellow card. 39 minutes into the match, Petersfield's goal looked a bit too open when Khurram Zubair came free, but Mubashar Haroon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hanif Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Razi Ahsan having to interfere. Razi Ahsan was a little too slow when Ghalib Aijaz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 1-0. A hard shot 47 in the game by Hanif Abbas from a close distance when the talented Razi Ahsan managed to make a qualified save. Cheadle's players were relieved.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Azmat Kiyani made a kick off. A collision led to Cheadle getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Saad Usmani hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Hanif Abbas notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Cheadle's Razi Ahsan. Razi Ahsan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot 63 in the game by Khurram Zubair from a close distance when the talented Mubashar Haroon managed to make a qualified save. Petersfield's players were relieved. 67 minutes into the match, Cheadle's goal looked a bit too open when Ghalib Aijaz came free, but Razi Ahsan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Cheadle's zone, Hanif Abbas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Razi Ahsan came out of the goal and Hanif Abbas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Safdar Shamshad hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Hanif Abbas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Razi Ahsan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hanif Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Razi Ahsan having to interfere. Mubashar Haroon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khurram Zubair in the 88th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cheadle's goalkeeper Razi Ahsan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.
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