League

Crowthorne Park
Spectators: 6953 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 0) Arshad Shan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rdth minute of the game Rafiq Shahid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crowthorne City's Delawar Najam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Delawar Najam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arshad Shan in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arshad Shan in the 7th minute of play forced Crowthorne City's goalkeeper Delawar Najam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Eccles's goal looked a bit too open when Amjad Anees came free, but Razi Wahid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Rafiq Shahid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delawar Najam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Amjad Anees had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saqlain Shaheed hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Arshad Shan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delawar Najam was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Rafiq Shahid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delawar Najam was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Rafiq Shahid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delawar Najam having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arshad Shan in the 39th minute of play forced Crowthorne City's goalkeeper Delawar Najam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crowthorne City's Delawar Najam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafiq Shahid in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Rafiq Shahid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delawar Najam was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amjad Anees stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Kamil Zohaib came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Eccles 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 Kamil Zohaib couldn't finish the play. When Eccles's Arshad Shan in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crowthorne City's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Rafiq Shahid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delawar Najam was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arshad Shan in the 61st minute of play forced Crowthorne City's goalkeeper Delawar Najam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafiq Shahid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Delawar Najam made a huge save. After some careless play in the Eccles defense, Naveed Arslan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Razi Wahid. The Eccles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Razi Wahid should have stopped the shot. Arshad Shan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Eccles's Delawar Najam threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arshad Shan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Amjad Anees fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Razi Wahid having to interfere. Delawar Najam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Azam Meman in the 79th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Arshad Shan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Delawar Najam. That made the score 1-4 in the 81 minute of play. In the 84th minute, Kamil Zohaib hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eccles's Arshad Shan got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arshad Shan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delawar Najam having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arshad Shan in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delawar Najam saved Crowthorne City from getting behind. With a little luck, Crowthorne City's Delawar Najam got control of the ball when Rafiq Shahid tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eccles's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.