League

Great Ayton` Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amjad Qureshi started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Munir Nouman 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 7th match minute, Great Ayton` was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saad Imtiaz to maneuver through the defense. Bilal Salman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shafqat Zahid having to interfere. Razi Jamil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Azghar Bahadur having to make a save. Amjad Qureshi struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Azghar Bahadur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Great Ayton`. A collision led to reddit FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Moeez Qalander hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, reddit FC's Jaleel Butt got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Great Ayton`'s Shafqat Zahid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bilal Salman in the 24th minute of play. If Bilal Salman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shafqat Zahid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bilal Salman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shafqat Zahid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Munir Nouman in the 33rd minute of play. After 41 played minutes reddit FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaleel Butt. Bilal Salman 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. Shafqat Zahid came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by reddit FC's Bilal Salman. But to his dismay, Bilal Salman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After the first half reddit FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bilal Salman to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes, Great Ayton`'s Fahim Kaleem shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Azghar Bahadur came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Great Ayton` reached it. Moeez Qalander kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Razi Jamil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azghar Bahadur having to interfere. Jahanzeb Rehman hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Amjad Qureshi 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. Jahanzeb Rehman charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jahanzeb Rehman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to reddit FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Jahanzeb Rehman hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Sajjad Butt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Azghar Bahadur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Amjad Qureshi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azghar Bahadur having to interfere. Munir Noumans short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Shafqat Zahid to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 88 minutes into the match, Great Ayton`'s goalkeeper Shafqat Zahid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Munir Nouman. Moeez Qalander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shafqat Zahid having to make a save. The Great Ayton` supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching reddit FC's performance. The match ended with a win for reddit FC.