League

Aryamehr Stadium
Spectators: 7525 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 50) Mehrak Hajrezaei made the kick off and thus started the match. Rahim Habibi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hami Bagheri having to interfere. In the 7th minute Sattar Iranian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hami Bagheri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Siavash Tehrani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hami Bagheri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sina Taheri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kirderazan FC's goalkeeper Hami Bagheri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute Sattar Iranian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hami Bagheri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Ahmad Reza Ghods left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ali Daei FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jahandar behzadpoor kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Mehrak Hajrezaei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th match minute, Kirderazan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behrouz Mousavian to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sina Taheri in the 42nd minute of play forced Kirderazan FC's goalkeeper Hami Bagheri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig-Åke Ekegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siavash Tehrani, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Siavash Tehrani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Kirderazan FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Behrouz Mousavian hit a great ball. 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 Sina Taheri to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Kirderazan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mani Emad to maneuver through the defense. With splendid footwork Sina Taheri arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-2 by the left pole in the game's 53rd minute. Esmaeel Lankarani kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Hami Bagheri acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 59th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hadi Hosseini. 63 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mehrak Hajrezaei came free, but Stig-Åke Ekegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sattar Iranian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Hami Bagheri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 65 minutes, Sattar Iranian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ali Daei FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sattar Iranian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mehrak Hajrezaei's late challenge caught a Ali Daei FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehrak Hajrezaei helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 played minutes Kirderazan FC got a freekick which was hit by Mani Emad. Sattar Iranian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Hami Bagheri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 76 played minutes Ali Daei FC got a freekick which was hit by Yaghoub Shamsaei. 79 minutes into the match, Siavash Tehrani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stig-Åke Ekegren. Ali Daei FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Siavash Tehrani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 83 minutes into the game, Jahandar behzadpoor threw the ball into play from the sideline. Kirderazan FC's Mani Emad quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehrak Hajrezaei in the 84th minute of play forced Ali Daei FC's goalkeeper Stig-Åke Ekegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rahim Habibi in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hami Bagheri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hami Bagheri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sina Taheri in the 88th minute. The supporters of Ali Daei FC booed when Kirderazan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Firoozabadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hami Bagheri came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Ali Daei FC's Ali Shahabnia. But to his dismay, Ali Shahabnia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Ali Daei FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.