League

Blackheath
Spectators: 7042 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ammar Shakeel kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Great Ayton` got a freekick which was hit by Rahman Gilani. If Razi Jamil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Razi Jamil 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. In the 22nd minute Razi Jamil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hanif Rafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rahman Gilani charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rahman Gilani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Great Ayton` got a freekick which was hit by Rahman Gilani. Shafqat Zahid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ammar Shakeel's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The supporters of Blackheath FC booed when Great Ayton` was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saad Imtiaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hanif Rafi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amjad Qureshi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Amjad Qureshi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hanif Rafi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amjad Qureshi made a kick off. Razi Jamil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amjad Qureshi in the 57th minute of play forced Blackheath FC's goalkeeper Hanif Rafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Amjad Qureshi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Great Ayton`'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Amjad Qureshi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Razi Jamil succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. 68 minutes into the match, Ammar Shakeel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shafqat Zahid. Great Ayton`'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ammar Shakeel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Razi Jamil got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Razi Jamil's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Hanif Rafi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 81st minute Amjad Qureshi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hanif Rafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Razi Jamil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hanif Rafi having to interfere. Hanif Rafi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amjad Qureshi, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Ammar Shakeel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hanif Rafi made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Saad Imtiaz sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Great Ayton` booed when Blackheath FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waqas Musharraf didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Amjad Qureshi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Great Ayton` could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Blackheath FC throughout the match.