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Stupid Goalkeepers
Spectators: 7595 (Terracing: 6231, Seating: 1322, VIP seats: 42) Husnain Faisal made the kick off and thus started the match. Drew Law showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Husnain Shan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 6 minutes of play, Dorchester's Barry Westlake made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kamran Ghufyan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 8 played minutes Dorchester got a freekick which was hit by Al Collingwood. Drew Law showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Husnain Faisal in the 13th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Husnain Faisal in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Drew Law prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Husnain Faisal came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Lambda 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 Husnain Faisal couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Ronan Cookson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kamran Ghufyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Husnain Faisal got free with Drew Law in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lambda's Kamran Ghufyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Rider in the 27th minute of play. Husnain Shan struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Drew Law didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lambda. Husnain Faisal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Drew Law skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Husnain Faisal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Husnain Shan got free with Drew Law in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes into the game, Lambda's Husnain Faisal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Drew Law made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Husnain Shan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Drew Law took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Husnain Faisal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Dorchester getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Barry Westlake hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Husnain Shan might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Drew Law. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Husnain Shan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 53rdth minute of the game Husnain Faisal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dorchester's Drew Law was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 54 played minutes Dorchester got a freekick which was hit by Barry Westlake. When Husnain Faisal came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Lambda 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 Husnain Faisal couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Husnain Faisal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drew Law was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Husnain Faisal in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Drew Law saved Dorchester from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Husnain Faisal in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Drew Law prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kamran Ghufyan made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Nathan Rider sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Husnain Shan in the 74th minute of play forced Dorchester's goalkeeper Drew Law to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Nasir Haswani put in a rough tackle. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Dorchester. Rodd Lister stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kamran Ghufyan. 1-2. Husnain Shan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nathan Rider received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kamran Ghufyan came out and tried to block the shot, but Nathan Rider slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 92nd minute. Drew Law showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Husnain Shan in the 96th minute of the match. Kamran Ghufyan was out of position in the 98 minute of play, and Barry Westlake capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Barry Westlake really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4.