Challenge

ورزشگاه آریامهر
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuele Kunz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Ali Daei FC's Rahim Habibi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hias Nüssli. Hias Nüssli yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 8th minute, Jacinto Maurer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehrzad Moharrami got free with Hias Nüssli in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ali Daei FC booed when Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo von Känel didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Pouya Azizi in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Switzerland's Samuele Kunz. Jacinto Maurer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacinto Maurer scored 1-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sina Taheri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute, Stig-Åke Ekegren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hias Nüssli. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hias Nüssli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehrzad Moharrami in the 29th minute of play. Jacinto Maurer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hias Nüssli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mehrzad Moharrami in the 35th minute. In the 35th minute, Rodrigo von Känel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ali Daei FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ahmad Reza Ghods hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ali Daei FC's Sattar Iranian got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Sina Taheri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo von Känel in the 44th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rahim Habibi was the one to do the kick off. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehrzad Moharrami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamed Fatemi hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ali Daei FC's zone, Samuele Kunz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sina Taheri came out of the goal and Samuele Kunz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Samuele Kunz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ali Daei FC's Amir Mahdi Khalatbari got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Samuele Kunz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pouya Azizi made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Switzerland's Jacinto Maurer. The supporters of Ali Daei FC booed when Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timo Siegmund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Daei FC's Rahim Habibi got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amir Mahdi Khalatbari's late challenge caught a Switzerland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amir Mahdi Khalatbari helped the player get up and apologised. If Mehrzad Moharrami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Switzerland's Rodrigo von Känel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pouya Azizi in the 92 minute of the game. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehrzad Moharrami, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Switzerland were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.