League

Tufnell Park Stadium
Spectators: 8272 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 150) Behrang Forouzan made the kick off and thus started the match. Ardavan Hojjati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ashkan Rahnama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pouya Javaherian hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. If Heydar Kazemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tufnell Park's Ashkan Rahnama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ardavan Hojjati in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th 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. Ashkan Rahnama breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 23 minutes, Farzin Samereh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kermanshah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Farzin Samereh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ardavan Hojjati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ashkan Rahnama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Kermanshah's goal looked a bit too open when Behrang Forouzan came free, but Zakaria Alinejad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ashkan Rahnama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heydar Kazemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Kermanshah's goal looked a bit too open when Bamshad Farahmand came free, but Zakaria Alinejad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Hooshang Haghighi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Serjik Sohrabpour came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Kermanshah 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 Serjik Sohrabpour couldn't finish the play. In the 37thth minute of the game Ardavan Hojjati 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. After having played for 40 minutes, Heydar Kazemi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kermanshah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heydar Kazemi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ashkan Rahnama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serjik Sohrabpour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ardavan Hojjati was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Bamshad Farahmand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zakaria Alinejad was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When Pouya Javaherian fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tufnell Park's protests and gave Pouya Javaherian a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kermanshah booed when Tufnell Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pouya Javaherian didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Tufnell Park:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kermanshah:s goal. Ashkan Rahnama had in the 63rdth minute some difficulties stopping Anoushiravan Hashemian's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Kermanshah's Zakaria Alinejad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohsen Mazloumi in the 64th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Heydar Kazemi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kermanshah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heydar Kazemi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kermanshah's Zakaria Alinejad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bamshad Farahmand in the 68th minute of play. If Serjik Sohrabpour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kermanshah's Zakaria Alinejad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bamshad Farahmand in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Ardavan Hojjati managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kermanshah's supporters rose to their feet, but Ardavan Hojjati was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ashkan Rahnama breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohsen Mazloumi scored 2-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zakaria Alinejad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute Ardavan Hojjati 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. Heydar Kazemi struck a weak shot in the 84th 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 Kermanshah. In the 87th match minute, Kermanshah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hooshang Haghighi to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute Behrang Forouzan 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. Serjik Sohrabpour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ashkan Rahnama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farzin Samereh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Ashkan Rahnama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ardavan Hojjati's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Ashkan Rahnama skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Heydar Kazemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kermanshah's supporters rose to their feet, but Heydar Kazemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ashkan Rahnama breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Tufnell Park support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.