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Immingham Park
Spectators: 9224 (Terracing: 6919, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) When Nader Fazel came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Hereford United 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 Nader Fazel couldn't finish the play. Rostam Rahmati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafez Azizi having to interfere. Immingham's Hafez Azizi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nader Fazel in the 11th minute of play. Rahim Shirzad took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amir Parsa Rahmati. Amir Parsa Rahmati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The long shot by Reza Jalaeepour in the 18th minute really tested Amir Parsa Rahmati's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ebi Kazemzadeh hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Rostam Rahmati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hafez Azizi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rostam Rahmati blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hafez Azizi having to make a save. In the 25thth minute of the game Nader Fazel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Immingham's Hafez Azizi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rahim Shirzad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Amir Parsa Rahmati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Immingham's goal looked a bit too open when Rostam Rahmati came free, but Hafez Azizi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rahim Shirzad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Amir Parsa Rahmati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jahanshah Parsivand struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Amir Parsa Rahmati didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Immingham. After having played for 38 minutes, Mehran Nouri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hereford United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehran Nouri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Rostam Rahmati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hafez Azizi. Immingham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rostam Rahmati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Rostam Rahmati's late challenge caught a Immingham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rostam Rahmati helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Hereford United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rostam Rahmati to maneuver through the defense. Hafez Azizi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostam Rahmati, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rostam Rahmati to strike the kick off in the second half. Nader Fazel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Hafez Azizi made a huge save. Shervin Azimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafez Azizi having to interfere. Nader Fazel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Hafez Azizi made a huge save. Hafez Azizi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nader Fazel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 63 minute of play. If Shervin Azimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76thth minute of the game Jahanshah Parsivand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hereford United's Amir Parsa Rahmati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Rostam Rahmati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mehran Nouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafez Azizi having to interfere. Immingham's Hafez Azizi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Immingham from getting a goal against them. Immingham's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Nader Fazel scored to the left of an out of position Hafez Azizi, making the score, 1-4. After a defensive mix-up in Immingham's zone, Rostam Rahmati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hafez Azizi came out of the goal and Rostam Rahmati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hereford United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.