League

Kermanshah Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jahanshah Shirzad made the kick off and thus started the match. Ardavan Hojjati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Heydar Kazemi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohammad Reza Karobi having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ardavan Hojjati in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohammad Reza Karobi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, Petros United's goal looked a bit too open when Ardavan Hojjati came free, but Mohammad Reza Karobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Serjik Sohrabpour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kermanshah's supporters rose to their feet, but Serjik Sohrabpour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammad Reza Karobi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohammad Reza Karobi was a little too slow when Heydar Kazemi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Kermanshah booed when Petros United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hadi Taleblou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Farzam Tamadon kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Siamak Fazel's late challenge caught a Kermanshah's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Siamak Fazel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd minute, Heydar Kazemi 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. Serjik Sohrabpour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kermanshah's Ardavan Hojjati got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Heydar Kazemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 42 minutes, Ardavan Hojjati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kermanshah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ardavan Hojjati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 47th minute Jahanshah Shirzad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakaria Alinejad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Zakaria Alinejad made an important save on a dangerous shot by sam Abadian in the 56th minute. Farzin Samereh might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mohammad Reza Karobi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Farzin Samereh ran back to his position shaking his head. Mehrak Borhani who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Zakaria Alinejad when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehrak Borhani got free with Zakaria Alinejad in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ardavan Hojjati in the 69th minute of play forced Petros United's goalkeeper Mohammad Reza Karobi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ardavan Hojjati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohammad Reza Karobi was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Mohammad Reza Karobi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ardavan Hojjati in the 76th minute of play. Behnam Memarzadeh kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After 79 minutes, Farzam Tamadon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kermanshah and the Petros United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Farzam Tamadon kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Mohammad Reza Karobi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serjik Sohrabpour, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Zakaria Alinejad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jahanshah Shirzad, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Heydar Kazemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 91 minutes into the match, Petros United's goal looked a bit too open when Ardavan Hojjati came free, but Mohammad Reza Karobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehrak Borhani got free with Zakaria Alinejad in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Farzam Tamadon hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Kermanshah were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.