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Winchester Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Heydar Hatami kicked off to start the match. Kayvan Kaebi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heydar Hatami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalil Taami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heydar Hatami in the 14th minute of play forced Winchester AFC's goalkeeper Kayvan Kaebi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kayvan Kaebi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heydar Hatami in the 22nd minute of play. Heydar Hatami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kayvan Kaebi having to interfere. Ehsan Kavianpour charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ehsan Kavianpour the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Ehsan Kavianpour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kayvan Kaebi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fariborz Sharifinasab in the 25th minute of the match. Jalil Taami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi having to interfere. Ardavan Moradian hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the game, Jafar Zahedi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chorley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Winchester AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Chorley's Jafar Zahedi got a free kick in the 38th minute. Chorley's Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Chorley from getting a goal against them. Chorley's Parham Daei couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 44th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Winchester AFC. Jalil Taami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi having to interfere. After the first half Chorley were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Siamak Kavianpour made the kick off in the second half. If Fariborz Sharifinasab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fariborz Sharifinasab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kayvan Kaebi having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Sohrab Yavari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Winchester AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chorley the free kick. In the 63rd minute, Sohrab Yavari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siamak Kavianpour scored 1-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With his leg Kayvan Kaebi managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Chorley's Fariborz Sharifinasab fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 72nd minute Heydar Hatami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kayvan Kaebi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Winchester AFC's Jalil Taami. But to his dismay, Jalil Taami quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Kayvan Kaebi had great luck who in the 79thth minute grab hold of the ball when Heydar Hatami from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Fariborz Sharifinasab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 83 minutes into the match, Chorley's goal looked a bit too open when Jalil Taami came free, but Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Mahmoud Mofti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Winchester AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahmoud Mofti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 87 played minutes Chorley got a freekick which was hit by Azad Omrani. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jalil Taami in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi saved Chorley from getting behind. In the 91stth minute of the game Jalil Taami who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chorley's Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Heydar Hatami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Winchester AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.