League Play-Off

Cottered
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cottered's Junaid Zaheer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aslam Qadri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Junaid Zaheer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th match minute, Thrybergh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adeel Paracha to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Cottered booed when Thrybergh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khurram Munir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mudasser Dar shot from long distance in the 9th minute, but Aslam Qadri was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Adnan Shafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mudassar Azhar during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Thrybergh booed when Cottered was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mudassar Azhar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th match minute, Thrybergh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malik Shakir to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Adnan Shafi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mudassar Azhar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Aslam Qadri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Adnan Shafi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aslam Qadri. Adnan Shafi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Aslam Qadri made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Mudassar Azhar sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Arshad Isfahan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aslam Qadri. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, Thrybergh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malik Shakir to maneuver through the defense. If Mudassar Azhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 played minutes Thrybergh got a freekick which was hit by Malik Shakir. Aslam Qadri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arshad Isfahan, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Cottered's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mudasser Dar in the 45th minute. Mudassar Azhar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Aslam Qadri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ali Asad made the kick off in the second half. When Kaisar Naeem fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thrybergh's protests and gave Kaisar Naeem a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Thrybergh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaisar Naeem to maneuver through the defense. After 54 played minutes, Cottered's Mudasser Dar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aslam Qadri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cottered reached it. Arshad Isfahan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Aslam Qadri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Ali Asad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Thrybergh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cottered the free kick. After 57 played minutes Thrybergh got a freekick which was hit by Ali Asad. Aslam Qadri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sufyan Akram in the 60th minute of the match. Junaid Zaheer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Aslam Qadri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Junaid Zaheer in the 65th minute of play forced Thrybergh's goalkeeper Aslam Qadri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mudassar Azhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 played minutes Thrybergh got a freekick which was hit by Khurram Munir. A collision led to Cottered getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Junaid Zaheer hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Adnan Shafi notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Thrybergh's Aslam Qadri. Aslam Qadri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thrybergh's Aslam Qadri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sufyan Akram in the 78th minute of play. Aslam Qadri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mudassar Azhar in the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to Cottered getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Sufyan Akram hit a great ball. After 90 played minutes, Thrybergh's Farhan Shakir shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Saad Zahid came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Thrybergh reached it. In the 95th minute, Junaid Zaheer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cottered fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. There was no doubt that Cottered were the better team. Cottered's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.