League

Ainsdale Park
Spectators: 8090 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 190) Ainsdale's Azmat ul-Haq 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. Arshad Niazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hanif Mushtaq made in the 4th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Hussain Mushtaq immediately put the ball in play. 6 minutes into the match, Ainsdale's goal looked a bit too open when Arshad Niazi came free, but Zafar ur-Rehamn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Bernardo Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zafar ur-Rehamn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 9 minutes into the match, Arshad Niazi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zafar ur-Rehamn. Ainsdale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arshad Niazi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Arshad Niazi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zafar ur-Rehamn was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After 13 minutes of play, Muslim FC's Arshad Niazi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zafar ur-Rehamn was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Ainsdale defense, Arshad Niazi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zafar ur-Rehamn. The Ainsdale fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zafar ur-Rehamn should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the game, Arshad Niazi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Zafar ur-Rehamn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Hanif Mushtaq in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Muslim FC's Mustafa Niazi. Zafar ur-Rehamn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arshad Niazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Zbigniew Konieczny fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zafar ur-Rehamn having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Ainsdale's goal looked a bit too open when Arshad Niazi came free, but Zafar ur-Rehamn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zafar ur-Rehamn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arshad Niazi in the 30th minute of the match. Arshad Niazi scored 0-6 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zafar ur-Rehamn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hanif Mushtaq made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Azam Naseem. Bobbi Bengstrøm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azmat ul-Haq's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Zafar ur-Rehamn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arshad Niazi in the 46th minute of play. A collision led to Ainsdale getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Abdullah Fawad hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After having played for 52 minutes, Bernardo Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Muslim FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A throw-in in the 57th minute of the game was made by Hanif Mushtaq with Hussain Mushtaq as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Muslim FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arshad Niazi in the 59th minute. The corner led Muslim FC's Arshad Niazi to fire away a dangerous shot which Zafar ur-Rehamn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hanif Mushtaq got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Azam Naseem. In the 62nd minute, Arshad Niazi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zafar ur-Rehamn. The goal made the score 0-8. Zafar ur-Rehamn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arshad Niazi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 65 minute of play. In the 72nd minute Azmat ul-Haq shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bobbi Bengstrøm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Arshad Niazi made a precise shot to the right of Zafar ur-Rehamn. Ainsdale's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdullah Fawad in the 80th minute of play forced Muslim FC's goalkeeper Bobbi Bengstrøm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arshad Niazi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Zafar ur-Rehamn made a huge save. Eduard Hilpert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Arshad Niazi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zafar ur-Rehamn. Ainsdale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arshad Niazi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-12. Bernardo Soares 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. Zafar ur-Rehamn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arshad Niazi in the 93rd minute. Muslim FC played a much better game than Ainsdale and deserved their victory. The Ainsdale players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.