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Swaffham Arena
Spectators: 9370 (Terracing: 7028, Seating: 2155, VIP seats: 187) 4 minutes into the match, سمندری طوفان's goal looked a bit too open when Amir Mirza came free, but Curt Cagle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Husnain Sial lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. If Rafiq Saeed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rafiq Saeed came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the سمندری طوفان 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 Rafiq Saeed couldn't finish the play. Magno Clérigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafiq Saeed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fahim Zubair blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Magno Clérigo having to make a save. In the 20th match minute, Swaffham United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akif Saeed to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adam Awan during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Parvaiz Shan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Magno Clérigo. Swaffham United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 26th minute, Saad Jaffery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Fahim Zubair came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the سمندری طوفان 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 Fahim Zubair couldn't finish the play. If Fahim Zubair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Rafiq Saeed managed to get in a good position for a shot. سمندری طوفان's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafiq Saeed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Magno Clérigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Magno Clérigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saeed Chaudary, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Rafiq Saeed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magno Clérigo having to interfere. If Fahim Zubair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the game, سمندری طوفان's Fahim Zubair nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Magno Clérigo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amir Mirza to make the kick off. Vaggelis Patsoureas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Magno Clérigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vaggelis Patsoureas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Magno Clérigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafiq Saeed might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Magno Clérigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafiq Saeed ran back to his position shaking his head. Fahim Zubair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fahim Zubair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. سمندری طوفان's Curt Cagle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amir Mirza in the 73rd minute of play. After 74 minutes, Akif Saeed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Swaffham United and the سمندری طوفان players grew even worse after the yellow card. When سمندری طوفان's Fahim Zubair in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Swaffham United's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Rafiq Saeed took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Magno Clérigo to make any attempt to save it. When Adam Awan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. The supporters of سمندری طوفان booed when Swaffham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Awan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Fahim Zubair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. سمندری طوفان's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fahim Zubair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafiq Saeed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magno Clérigo having to interfere. سمندری طوفان played a much better game than Swaffham United and deserved their victory. The Swaffham United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.