League

Waterfoot
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rashid Kaebi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaheen Kianian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Behrang Homayoun 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. If Touraj Rezazadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. South Shields's Touraj Rezazadeh got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hirad Lankarani struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Shervin Shams didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for South Shields. After 15 minutes, Hami Taghavian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Waterfoot FC and the South Shields players grew even worse after the yellow card. 1-0 became the score in the 18th minute when Shaheen Kianian elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After having played for 21 minutes, Hirad Lankarani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Shields's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hirad Lankarani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Hirad Lankarani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shervin Shams was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, Bamdad Artoonian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ashkan Firoozabadi fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Shields's protests and gave Ashkan Firoozabadi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to South Shields getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ashkan Firoozabadi hit a great ball. Shervin Shams made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Touraj Rezazadeh in the 32nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Waterfoot FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hirad Lankarani came free, but Shervin Shams reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, South Shields's goal looked a bit too open when Shaheen Kianian came free, but Rashid Kaebi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Shervin Shams took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Touraj Rezazadeh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Waterfoot FC's goalkeeper Shervin Shams, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Behrang Homayoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Touraj Rezazadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hirad Lankarani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shervin Shams having to interfere. After having played for 73 minutes, Shaheen Kianian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Waterfoot FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shaheen Kianian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, South Shields's goal looked a bit too open when Behrang Homayoun came free, but Rashid Kaebi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shervin Shams made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Touraj Rezazadeh in the 81st minute of play. Touraj Rezazadeh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shervin Shams having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Touraj Rezazadeh reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Shervin Shams. The goal made the score 1-2. Touraj Rezazadeh 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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched South Shields eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.