Radlett
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Abdullah Barlas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Stokenchurch City's zone, Razzaq Haswani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iman Fakhir came out of the goal and Razzaq Haswani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdullah Barlas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Iman Fakhir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amjad Isfahan in the 11th minute of play forced Radlett's goalkeeper Naeem Gilani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Amjad Isfahan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naeem Gilani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes Radlett got a freekick which was hit by Razzaq Haswani. Stokenchurch City's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Abdullah Barlas 23 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. If Aftab Kashif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Razzaq Haswani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Iman Fakhir made a huge save. Sabir Waheed charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabir Waheed the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Radlett booed when Stokenchurch City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabir Waheed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Razzaq Haswani could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Iman Fakhir however easily saved by the left post. In the 37th minute, Abdullah Barlas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Iman Fakhir. The goal made the score 2-0. After a rather tough play, Radlett's Usman Qamar got a free kick in the 40th minute. Aftab Kashif took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Naeem Gilani. Naeem Gilani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aftab Kashif made a kick off. Razzaq Haswani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Razzaq Haswani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iman Fakhir having to interfere. Razzaq Haswani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iman Fakhir having to interfere. Razzaq Haswani might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iman Fakhir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Razzaq Haswani ran back to his position shaking his head. Abdullah Barlas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iman Fakhir having to interfere. Radlett's Razzaq Haswani got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Azhar Sharif hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the game, Alam Haseeb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stokenchurch City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Radlett the free kick. 76 minutes into the match, Radlett's Malik Shamshad broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. During the 77th minute of the match Sabir Waheed completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sabir Waheed a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Sabir Waheed kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Razzaq Haswani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iman Fakhir having to interfere. Iman Fakhir came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Radlett's Razzaq Haswani. But to his dismay, Razzaq Haswani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. After a rather tough play, Radlett's Azhar Sharif got a free kick in the 85th minute. When Sheraz Qadri came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Stokenchurch City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sheraz Qadri couldn't finish the play. Alam Haseeb got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 89th match minute, Stokenchurch City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alam Haseeb to maneuver through the defense. Radlett's Malik Shamshad couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 90th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Stokenchurch City. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Razzaq Haswani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radlett's supporters rose to their feet, but Razzaq Haswani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iman Fakhir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdullah Barlas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radlett's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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