League

Berkhamsted Park
Spectators: 9136 (Terracing: 6915, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mudasser Arslan kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, MW-KEKUI's Ayaz Kashif got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 10 minutes into the match, MW-KEKUI's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Shayan came free, but Zain Shamshad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, MW-KEKUI's goal looked a bit too open when Raghu Bolognesi came free, but Zain Shamshad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, MW-KEKUI's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Joost Dekens came free, but Zain Shamshad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Rehman's late challenge caught a Newthorpe United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arif Rehman helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Shayan in the 17th minute of play forced MW-KEKUI's goalkeeper Zain Shamshad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zain Shamshad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Bosmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the MW-KEKUI defense, Jan-Joost Dekens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zain Shamshad. The MW-KEKUI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zain Shamshad should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Newthorpe United booed when MW-KEKUI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Rehman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zain Shamshad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Joost Dekens in the 28th minute of the match. Zain Shamshad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Joost Dekens, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Shayan in the 38th minute of play forced MW-KEKUI's goalkeeper Zain Shamshad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zain Shamshad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Shayan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Newthorpe United's Damian Wnukowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mudasser Arslan in the 43rd minute of play. Newthorpe United's Damian Wnukowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Newthorpe United from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan-Joost Dekens to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, MW-KEKUI's Saad Wahid got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Jan-Joost Dekens struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Zain Shamshad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newthorpe United. A collision led to MW-KEKUI getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Tahir Sadiqqi hit a great ball. Zain Shamshad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Joost Dekens in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Joost Dekens in the 57th minute of play forced MW-KEKUI's goalkeeper Zain Shamshad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Ali Eehab 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. Arif Rehman hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The supporters of MW-KEKUI booed when Newthorpe United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raghu Bolognesi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zain Shamshad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Joost Dekens in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute of the match, Raghu Bolognesi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zain Shamshad saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 65th minute Newthorpe United were awarded a corner. Jan-Joost Dekens went to the cornerflag to take it. Jan-Joost Dekens made a great header on Newthorpe United's corner, it was just that MW-KEKUI's Zain Shamshad managed to reach the ball for a save. Javed Khalid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Wnukowski having to interfere. Ali Eehab charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Eehab the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of MW-KEKUI booed when Newthorpe United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Eehab didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd match minute, MW-KEKUI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farhan Mehmood to maneuver through the defense. Zain Shamshad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Joost Dekens, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Adam Shayan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zain Shamshad came out and tried to block the shot, but Adam Shayan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 78th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Jan-Joost Dekens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MW-KEKUI's Zain Shamshad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. MW-KEKUI's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Jan-Joost Dekens scored to the left of an out of position Zain Shamshad, making the score, 1-3. A collision led to MW-KEKUI getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Zafar Mazhar hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Ali Eehab reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zain Shamshad. The goal made the score 1-4. With a little luck, MW-KEKUI's Zain Shamshad got control of the ball when Adam Shayan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute Jan-Joost Dekens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zain Shamshad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arif Rehman got his second yellow card in the match during the 93rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 94 played minutes MW-KEKUI got a freekick which was hit by Arif Rehman. With a little luck, MW-KEKUI's Zain Shamshad got control of the ball when Adam Shayan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The MW-KEKUI fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Newthorpe United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.