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Northallerton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Kamran Mazhar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Magno Clérigo was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Kamran Mazhar sped through Swaffham United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Magno Clérigo. After a rather tough play, Swaffham United's Adam Awan got a free kick in the 7th minute. Magno Clérigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Farooq Intisar in the 8th minute. Kamran Mazhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayaz Sajids short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Magno Clérigo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Magno Clérigo came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Northallerton's Ayaz Sajid. But to his dismay, Ayaz Sajid quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When Shoaib Bilawal fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Swaffham United's protests and gave Shoaib Bilawal a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Swaffham United's Shoaib Bilawal got a free kick in the 21st minute. Magno Clérigo made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Ayaz Sajid sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Northallerton's goalkeeper Masood Ghufyan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kamran Mazhar might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Magno Clérigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kamran Mazhar ran back to his position shaking his head. After 33 minutes, Agha Kashan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Northallerton and the Swaffham United players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Ayaz Sajid came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Northallerton 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 Ayaz Sajid couldn't finish the play. Rafiq Akram hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Kamran Mazhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kamran Mazhar was the one to do the kick off. Magno Clérigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamran Mazhar's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Magno Clérigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayaz Sajid, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Kamran Mazhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayaz Sajid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Kamran Mazhar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Northallerton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 63rd minute, Ayaz Sajid made a precise shot to the right of Magno Clérigo. Swaffham United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Magno Clérigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamran Mazhar in the 69th minute of play. Shoaib Bilawal struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Masood Ghufyan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Swaffham United. In a very dangerous position, a player in Swaffham United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! Ayaz Sajid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Ayaz Sajid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magno Clérigo. Swaffham United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ayaz Sajid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Magno Clérigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamran Mazhar in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Northallerton getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Agha Kashan hit a great ball. Azhar Yahya's late challenge caught a Northallerton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Azhar Yahya helped the player get up and apologised. 89 minutes into the game, one of Swaffham United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Northallerton. Farooq Intisar stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Magno Clérigo. 6-0. In the 93rd match minute, Northallerton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mir Fida to maneuver through the defense. Amir Mirza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Masood Ghufyan having to interfere. A collision led to Northallerton getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Farooq Intisar hit a great ball.