League

Barhill
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rahim Ghoreishi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Behrad Hashemian scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rahim Ghoreishi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Behrad Hashemian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rahim Ghoreishi having to interfere. Rahim Ghoreishi came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Barhill's Behrad Hashemian. But to his dismay, Behrad Hashemian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Arsalnn Bazargan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Rambod Shakibaei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rambod Shakibaei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsalnn Bazargan in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Barhill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hormoz Barzegar to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of Birkenhead:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Barhill:s goal. The goalkeeper, Rahim Ghoreishi, was totally fooled by Barhill's Siavash Farahmand, who 31 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 34th minute Sadra Kazemzadeh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rambod Shakibaei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahim Ghoreishi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsalnn Bazargan to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barhill's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rahim Ghoreishi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 60 minutes, Behrad Hashemian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barhill's supporters crossed their fingers, but Behrad Hashemian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Behrad Hashemian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rahim Ghoreishi having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi made a precise shot to the right of Rahim Ghoreishi. Birkenhead's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in Birkenhead's zone, Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rahim Ghoreishi came out of the goal and Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Birkenhead's Rahim Ghoreishi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi in the 79th minute of play. Rahim Ghoreishi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behrad Hashemian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Behrad Hashemian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Birkenhead's Rahim Ghoreishi. Rahim Ghoreishi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Birkenhead's Arsalnn Bazargan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rambod Shakibaei. That made the score 6-1 after 87 minutes of play. Behrad Hashemian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 minutes, Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi made it 7-1 with a short kick to the right side. Birkenhead's Rahim Ghoreishi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Barhill had played much better football throughout.