League

Woodbridge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Asghar Kaebi made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pirooz Faryadshiran in the 3rd minute of play forced VIVA FC's goalkeeper Farzin Sohrabpour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shervin Hosseini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Younes Ghomi in the 4th minute. Younes Ghomi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, VIVA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pirooz Faryadshiran came free, but Farzin Sohrabpour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Pirooz Faryadshiran sped through VIVA FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Farzin Sohrabpour. The audience was convinced that Asghar Kaebi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shervin Hosseini was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Asghar Kaebi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shervin Hosseini having to make a save. Farzin Sohrabpour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koohyar Shahroudi in the 26th minute of the match. Farzin Sohrabpour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koohyar Shahroudi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Shervin Hosseini managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when VIVA FC's Asghar Kaebi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 30 minutes, Mehrab Shojaei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VIVA FC and the Hurst Green players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to VIVA FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Mehrab Shojaei hit a great ball. Hurst Green's Khashayar Ghasemi got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Farzam Aghili hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Kian Gohari sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Farzin Sohrabpour skillfully saved the ball. After 38 played minutes Hurst Green got a freekick which was hit by Kian Gohari. Younes Ghomi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Shervin Hosseini made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koohyar Shahroudi in the 46th minute of play forced VIVA FC's goalkeeper Farzin Sohrabpour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Khashayar Ghasemi made the kick off in the second half. Khashayar Ghasemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Farzin Sohrabpour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farzin Sohrabpour made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Koohyar Shahroudi sent off a good shot on target. Kasra Aghazadeh hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Koohyar Shahroudi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Farzin Sohrabpour made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in VIVA FC's zone, Kian Gohari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Farzin Sohrabpour came out of the goal and Kian Gohari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 68 played minutes VIVA FC got a freekick which was hit by Mehrab Shojaei. In the 74th minute, Younes Ghomi 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. Shervin Hosseini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Asghar Kaebi went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Hurst Green defense, Asghar Kaebi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shervin Hosseini. The Hurst Green fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shervin Hosseini should have stopped the shot. When Asghar Kaebi fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VIVA FC's protests and gave Asghar Kaebi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, VIVA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asghar Kaebi to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Farzin Sohrabpour successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakaria Rad in the 94th minute of play forced VIVA FC's goalkeeper Farzin Sohrabpour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Koohyar Shahroudi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. VIVA FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hurst Green for a fine match.