League

Swaffham Arena
Spectators: 9270 (Terracing: 6954, Seating: 2132, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sikandar Nouman kicked off to start the match. If Zaib Zubair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, Swaffham United's goal looked a bit too open when Sabir Mirza came free, but Tayyab Lodhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tayyab Lodhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Usama Shahrukh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Usama Shahrukh notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Swaffham United's Tayyab Lodhi. Tayyab Lodhi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tayyab Lodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaib Zubair in the 14th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Zaib Zubair put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tayyab Lodhi. Usama Shahrukh scored 0-3 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tayyab Lodhi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute, Ishtiaq Bhatti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tayyab Lodhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaib Zubair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilal Qalander kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Tayyab Lodhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaib Zubair in the 34th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Pakistan Army FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdullah Liaquat. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdullah Liaquat in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tayyab Lodhi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Usama Shahrukh succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 53rd playminute. Tayyab Lodhi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Usama Shahrukh showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 58 minute of play. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Zaib Zubair sped through Swaffham United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tayyab Lodhi. The audience was convinced that Zaib Zubair's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tayyab Lodhi was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 78th minute of the match, Imran Sultan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tayyab Lodhi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tayyab Lodhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabir Mirza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Usama Shahrukh in the 91st minute of play forced Swaffham United's goalkeeper Tayyab Lodhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Zaib Zubair shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayyab Lodhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 96 minutes, Zaib Zubair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pakistan Army FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaib Zubair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over Pakistan Army FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Swaffham United throughout the match.