League

Ainsdale Park
Spectators: 8090 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 190) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Azmat ul-Haq started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Abdullah Barlas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdullah Barlas in the 8th minute of play forced Ainsdale's goalkeeper Zafar ur-Rehamn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Naeem Gilani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azmat ul-Haq in the 10th minute of the match. When Ali Khalid fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Radlett's protests and gave Ali Khalid a yellow card for diving instead. Naeem Gilani went to the wrong direction when Abdullah Fawad was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Azam Naseem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Naeem Gilani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radlett's Naeem Gilani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azmat ul-Haq in the 17th minute of play. Azmat ul-Haq blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Naeem Gilani having to make a save. In the 24th minute, Azmat ul-Haq 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. Ainsdale's Zafar ur-Rehamn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azhar Sharif in the 27th minute of play. Azmat ul-Haq's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Naeem Gilani skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdullah Barlas in the 31st minute of play forced Ainsdale's goalkeeper Zafar ur-Rehamn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zafar ur-Rehamn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Razzaq Haswani in the 32nd minute of play. Zafar ur-Rehamn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Razzaq Haswani in the 33rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ayub Barlas during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Ayub Barlas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Naeem Gilani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azmat ul-Haq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Abdullah Barlas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafar ur-Rehamn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radlett's Naeem Gilani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azmat ul-Haq in the 41st minute of play. Abdullah Barlas took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zafar ur-Rehamn. Zafar ur-Rehamn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The supporters of Radlett booed when Ainsdale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Safdar Shaheed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naeem Gilani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Azmat ul-Haq in the 48th minute. The Ainsdale players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Radlett were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdullah Barlas to make the kick off. Zafar ur-Rehamn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Razzaq Haswani in the 52nd minute. In the 58th minute Abdullah Fawad 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. Azhar Sharif hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ainsdale's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Abdullah Barlas 63 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdullah Barlas in the 66th minute of play forced Ainsdale's goalkeeper Zafar ur-Rehamn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Azmat ul-Haq in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naeem Gilani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Azmat ul-Haq in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naeem Gilani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Ainsdale getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ayub Barlas hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ainsdale's zone, Razzaq Haswani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zafar ur-Rehamn 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. In the 75th minute, Hussain Mushtaq hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Razzaq Haswani notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Ainsdale's Zafar ur-Rehamn. Zafar ur-Rehamn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Razzaq Haswani took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Zafar ur-Rehamn to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azmat ul-Haq in the 91st minute of play forced Radlett's goalkeeper Naeem Gilani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Usman Qamar during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Usman Qamar hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azam Naseem in the 96th minute of play forced Radlett's goalkeeper Naeem Gilani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Radlett could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ainsdale throughout the match.