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Match Report
Surbiton
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cyrus Montazeri took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Behrouz Hatami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute Faraz Rahmati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaya Daneshjou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 17 minutes, Behrouz Hatami managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Surbiton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Behrouz Hatami was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zartosht Khalatbari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Shahab Sharifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Behrouz Hatami came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Surbiton fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Behrouz Hatami couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Surbiton booed when Morpeth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Changeez Khalatbari didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Behrouz Hatami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Surbiton's supporters rose to their feet, but Behrouz Hatami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shahab Sharifi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 28 minutes Surbiton's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shahyar Kazemian who took care of the corner kick. Behrouz Hatami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Shahab Sharifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shahab Sharifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behrouz Hatami in the 41st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Surbiton's Behrouz Hatami slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shahab Sharifi. That made the score 1-0 after 42 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Behrouz Hatami to make the kick off. Shahab Sharifi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zartosht Khalatbari, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 55 played minutes Surbiton got a freekick which was hit by Behrouz Hatami. Shahab Sharifi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behrouz Hatami, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Shahab Sharifi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behrouz Hatami in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Surbiton's goalkeeper Shaya Daneshjou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faraz Rahmati. Shahab Sharifi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behrouz Hatami in the 74th minute of play. Zartosht Khalatbari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Shahab Sharifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zartosht Khalatbari struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Shahab Sharifi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Surbiton. Faraz Rahmati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Shaya Daneshjou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Habib Derakhshan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shahab Sharifi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behrouz Hatami, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Surbiton players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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