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Tufnell Park Stadium
Spectators: 8276 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 150) Tufnell Park's Behrang Forouzan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Azad Omrani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ashkan Rahnama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shahram Narimani 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. Shahram Narimani scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ashkan Rahnama, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 14 played minutes Tufnell Park got a freekick which was hit by Shahrdad Hajrezaei. Arshia Hejazi, 15 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, Tufnell Park's Mohsen Mazloumi got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Cyrus Taheri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ashkan Rahnama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ashkan Rahnama came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Whittlesey's Shahram Narimani. But to his dismay, Shahram Narimani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Mani Parsivand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 0-3 became the score in the 26th minute when Shahram Narimani elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tufnell Park's goalkeeper Ashkan Rahnama, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Tufnell Park's Nariman Alinejad got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ashkan Rahnama stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shahram Narimani's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Ashkan Rahnama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamed Rezaei in the 41st minute of the match. Tufnell Park's Ashkan Rahnama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shahram Narimani in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tufnell Park's Mohsen Mazloumi got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute Shahram Narimani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ashkan Rahnama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shahram Narimani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Hamed Rezaei came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Whittlesey 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 Hamed Rezaei couldn't finish the play. Ashkan Rahnama didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Whittlesey's Shahram Narimani shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Mani Parsivand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Farjad Rezazadeh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Whittlesey's Shahram Narimani got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th minute Cyrus Taheri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ashkan Rahnama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Tufnell Park's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Shahram Narimani fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Iraj Vahabzadeh struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Ashkan Rahnama didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Whittlesey. Ashkan Rahnama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shahram Narimani in the 74th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Shahram Narimani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tufnell Park's Ashkan Rahnama was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tufnell Park's Ashkan Rahnama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrus Taheri in the 79th minute of play. In the 81stth minute of the game Shahram Narimani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tufnell Park's Ashkan Rahnama was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cyrus Taheri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Tufnell Park getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Behrouz Ghomi hit a great ball. When Shahrdad Hajrezaei fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tufnell Park's protests and gave Shahrdad Hajrezaei a yellow card for diving instead. Shahrdad Hajrezaei hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The supporters of Whittlesey booed when Tufnell Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mani Parsivand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shahram Narimani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ashkan Rahnama having to interfere. Ashkan Rahnama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrus Taheri in the 96th minute of play.