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Tunbridge Wells Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aref Kazemi got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pouya Niknafs in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pejman Ghayeghran saved Tunbridge Wells from getting behind. Pejman Ghayeghran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pouya Niknafs, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Pouya Niknafs scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pejman Ghayeghran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute of the match Hormoz Taghavi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pejman Ghayeghran showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrus Nouri in the 15th minute of play forced Tunbridge Wells's goalkeeper Pejman Ghayeghran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pejman Ghayeghran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pouya Niknafs in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aref Kazemi in the 25th minute of play forced Crayford City's goalkeeper Parham Kashi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crayford City's Pouya Niknafs got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Pouya Niknafs left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crayford City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Zakaria Talaei in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Parham Kashi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Aref Kazemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zakaria Talaei got free with Parham Kashi in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hesam Dabiri during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 41 played minutes Tunbridge Wells got a freekick which was hit by Hesam Dabiri. Tunbridge Wells's Pejman Ghayeghran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pouya Niknafs in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cyrus Nouri was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Crayford City's Cyrus Nouri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pejman Ghayeghran. That made the score 0-3 after 52 minutes of play. If Cyrus Nouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Tunbridge Wells getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kaveh Gohari hit a great ball. After 63 minutes, Zakaria Akbari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crayford City and the Tunbridge Wells players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zakaria Akbari hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Tunbridge Wells's Pejman Ghayeghran got control of the ball when Pouya Niknafs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Habib Rezaei kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrus Nouri in the 76th minute of play forced Tunbridge Wells's goalkeeper Pejman Ghayeghran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pouya Niknafs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pejman Ghayeghran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Pouya Niknafs's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, Pejman Ghayeghran skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pejman Ghayeghran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Habib Rezaei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pouya Niknafs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Crayford City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Crayford City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.