League

Lincoln
Spectators: 9248 (Terracing: 6937, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peyman Mofti took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rambod Shakibaei was a little too slow when Zia Tayebi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Perspolis's Peyman Mofti in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barhill's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th match minute, Barhill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hormoz Barzegar to maneuver through the defense. If Behrad Hashemian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Soheil Mazloumi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jamshid Zandi's late challenge caught a Barhill's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jamshid Zandi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, Perspolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamshid Zandi to maneuver through the defense. Soheil Mazloumi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Behrad Hashemian went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Barhill's Hormoz Barzegar got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Perspolis! Siavash Farahmand walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Soheil Mazloumi. Soheil Mazloumi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 40 minutes into the game, Mehrak Bazargan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barhill's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Perspolis the free kick. After a rather tough play, Barhill's Mehrak Bazargan got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute Peyman Mofti 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. Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi to strike the kick off in the second half. Behrad Hashemian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zia Tayebi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zia Tayebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Behrad Hashemian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Soheil Mazloumi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Behrad Hashemian got free with Soheil Mazloumi in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute, Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Soheil Mazloumi. The goal made the score 1-4. In the 78th minute, Behrad Hashemian got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Soheil Mazloumi made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Behrad Hashemian sent off a good shot on target. Mahmoud Nikbakht-Vahedi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Soheil Mazloumi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Behrad Hashemian got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Behrad Hashemian's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Soheil Mazloumi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. If Behrad Hashemian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Barhill left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Perspolis.