New Delhi, INDIA
Pakistan hold Maldives to a frustrating goalless draw in their second game of this year’s SAFF championship. Maldives dominated the game, however the Pakistan defenders kept Maldives strikers limited to open chances.
In the 12th minute Ashfaaq supplied a decent ball into the box but keeper saved it before any Maldives player reacts to the ball.
Maldives best chance of the half came in the 41st minute when Ismail Mohamed crossed the ball to unmarked Thoriq, whose weak shot from the six yard box was saved by the keeper.
Maldives pushed hard into the Pakistan area to find an opening goal but was limited to chances by Pakistan defenders.
In the 70th minute Umair fired a long range effort but went over the cross bar.
Pakistan went close to finding the net in the 73rd minute but Hasnan Abbas couldn’t reach Ansar’s cross.
In the 87th minute of the game, Maldives skipper Ashfaaq had the best chance to kill the game off, but with his favourite left foot and from close range sent the ball inches wide off the target.
And in the extra period of the game, Thoriq fired from a difficult angle but once again didn’t find the target.
you havent mentioned other two chances Pakistan got in first half.
one is when a striker was a bit far from ball but he kicked the ball in the hands of keeper…… n other is when a dywing striker from Pakistan missed the ball by inches when keeper was beaten
Good analysis here http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/05/just-field-11-boys-from-lyari.html
But It has been a good run for pakistan under the new coach…still have hope lets see how we use that to our advantage or not.
i watched the game but not complete but seems to me we definitly need a long range shooter bcoz what i have seen so far we hardly get the ball in oppositions square and even if we get one we lose it before we target the goal. we need some one…any one who knows how to control the ball , chest it and find the gap..or else we are gona be at 172 for ever.
Lutfi left new coach with bunch of pathetic and good for nothing players. So thats why our team was failing to score goals and failing to properly pass the ball. There was lack of planing and strategy. How in such short span the new coach can deliever atleast he needs 2-4 years to build a strong team. This resulted is better than expected as we got 2 draws as even our team was not expected to gain points. Pakistan needs to win against Nepal if progress of Semis had to be made. Our group is difficult so our team has to play to its best. Otherwise chances are hopeless.