Match Report v Toms Shop

INAL SCORE LOST 5-3 (Half-time losing 4-2)

Scorers (Chotia 3)
MOM – Chotia

Conditions : Dry Pitch/Humid. Venue: Witton Park Astroturf (Pitch 4) Referee : Fat Asian Curry Bloke!

Recent form (past 4 games)-

Team Players on form

Lost 6-5 Chotia 8 - - 10 -
Lost 6-4 Husky 8 - - 6 -
Lost 5-3 Saif 8 - - 8 -
Usama 7 - - 7 -

QPT PLAYER CAM (Ratings) -

GK - Ebrahim 6 - Pulled off one magnificent save to his left (didn’t you say something about the finger on your left hand being injured?!), apart from that did his best as a stand in goalie but unable to keep the goals out.

CEN BK - Usama 7 – Defensively not much in the game, but played some excellent stuff and exchanged passes with Saif for one of the goals, solid second half..

CEN BK - Nakhuda - Another average performance and to be honest I am totally unhappy at my contribution vocally on the pitch. This WILL improve I assure you and I will try and rally the troops as much as I can in the next game but need some help and feedback in doing so. I’m holding on to the ball too long as well but we do need options especially down the flanks.

CEN MID - Saeed 6 – Not the best of games but did show glimpses of what he’s capable of, collecting the ball early is a must in the middle and another problem Saeed faced was the number of options available to him particularly in the first half.

RIGHT MID - Hasan Lambat 6 – After a couple of excellent performances Husky complained of back problems which probably affected his running by the looks of it, I’m sure he’ll come back stronger as he always does.

LEFT MID - Saifullah 8 – What an acquisition and what a revelation Saif has been. Hunger, desire, determination and everything you dream of in a player, another brilliant performance epitomised by the challenge in the second half which saved us a goal. Carry on, please….

STRIKER - Chotia 10 - Scored a hat-rick of poacher goals and could have had 6 or 7, missed a few chances but what more can you expect from a striker than 3 goals in a game? Are we up for it defensively because we know with Chotia we’ll always get goals.

Subs

RIGHT MID – Ishy Wadee 7 - Replaced Husky in second half and showed slowly started influencing the shape of the game with some mazy dribbling and ball possession. His skill is second to none and will be important as the season progresses.

LEFT MID - Amin – Injured but came along to show support for the boys in true QPT fashion.

CENTRE HALF - Yasin - Again didn’t manage to get on but always on hand with the teamsheet because my handwriting is terrible!

Top Goalscorers	MOM Awards	Top Average Ratings Overall (excluding King Edward game)	Most Full Appearances
Chotia – 5	Husky – 1	Saif – 8	Nakhuda – 3
Husky – 3	Chotia – 1	Husky – 7	Usama – 3
Saifullah – 1	Saifullah - 1	Usama – 7	Husky – 3
Usama – 1		Chotia – 6	Saifullah – 2(1)
Nakhuda – 1		Nakhuda – 6	Amin – 2
Yasir – 1		Saeed – 6	Chotia – 2
			Saeed – 1(2)
			Zuber – 2
			Yasir – 1

Match Summary (by Ebrahim Patel)

These match reports are not getting any easier to write these days! But as long as we take to winning and losing with the same attitude, then we can "keep moving forward" as that man Rocky said. We must be true to ourselves, learn from our mistakes, play to our strengths and, when we do win, let us keep our feet on the ground and keep aiming higher, wanting more.

Anyway, this is how our latest 'show' unfolded...

It was really encouraging as we took the lead through the main man Ishy C. He was looking sharp, but the warning signs were there, just as they were there in the first two matches.

Just like us, the teams in this division love to pass and move, and that’s how they equalized almost immediately – a shot was eventually blocked, but our reactions are still not intact this season as they were allowed to shoot again (a good shot though), the ball going in off the post.

I felt the 2^nd goal was soft on my (goalkeeping) part as the ball was close to my body and I got my fingertips to it as it went in. Still, it felt as though they were getting the upper hand at this stage as we couldn’t string a few passes together – “come to collect the ball” was the cry from Ishy Wadee from the bench, and he was right because our strength is playing our way by keeping possession.

A good passing move did come but only from them as they scored a third. It was soft on our part as our defence was there one minute but seemed to freeze the next – the flanks must keep tracking!

We were trying, but they were allowed to make it 4 before Ishy scored again – seemed like an easy move from ourselves, and we needed more of it. 4-2 down at half-time.

The second half was really promising; if only the match was played in this half! All the attributes that this QPT team have become known for were on display as we worked the ball around with ease and neat interplay. I was especially impressed with Usama collecting the ball in defence even when pressurized. This actually allowed us to play the patient possession game, confident that chances would eventually come.

The chances did indeed come, and I think Chots will naturally be harsher on himself by believing he should have finished those that came his way. But a hat-trick from the predator should be enough for us to win any match. Unfortunately, we are not defending well as a unit these days – see first paragraph!

A 5-3 defeat should have been victory for us (not even a draw)… Keep moving forward boys.

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MEDIA FRENZY -

Amin hospitalised/Zuber out for season?!

QPT legend and stalwart Amin who was hospitalised after the King Edward game bravely made his way to the Tom’s Shop match after career threatening injuries sustained to his thumb and leg. He escaped via the windows on the 5^th floor of the hospital and made his way down to earth using bed sheets! He then made his way to Hog’s Head for a quick pint and straight to the game. One fan claimed “‘only if the other players showed such commitment we might get some results, they’re real prima donnas”. Amin has also confirmed he is finally to tie the knot as with Usama this summer, but the former will be earning £1m for photography rights from OK! magazine at a lavish event with VIPs attending from all over the world.

There is more trouble on the player front with Zuber adding to the misery of an already depleted squad, blaming a mysterious knee injury for missing training and the latest match. He is likely to be sidelined for 1 month but his agent has hinted at a return to his former club, this from a player who has recently signed a 4 year contract. On a positive note Adam Desai is reported to be unhappy already at Corinthians and may make a dramatic U-turn to sign for QPT after leaving a buy out clause for leaving within the first 6 months, watch this space….

The board are under pressure and there are calls for them to resign after a dismal run of results with three defeats on the trot, the worst start to a season ever. Pressure has mounted further over allegations that the Director of Football/Player Yasir Patel was spotted in the red light district on the night before the Tom’s Shop match, something which can be deemed as gross misconduct and totally against the club rules. Yasir has been caught frolicking with sheep, children and with the company secretary in the past and known for his playboy attitude, only time will tell if gets away with it once again!