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Middleton
Spectators: 9250 (Terracing: 6939, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hadi Nikbakht-Vahedi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azad Akbarpour in the 5th minute of play forced Middleton's goalkeeper Gilberto Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Mostafa Moharrami was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cannon F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Middleton the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Cannon F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Middleton:s goal. Reza Fazeli shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 15th match minute, Cannon F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azad Akbarpour to maneuver through the defense. Farjad Nouri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shervin Zarghami's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Afshin Mirzapour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Farjad Nouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afshin Mirzapour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Shervin Zarghami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afshin Mirzapour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farjad Nouri having to interfere. Shervin Zarghami received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Farjad Nouri came out and tried to block the shot, but Shervin Zarghami slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 33rd minute. Shervin Zarghami 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 Farjad Nouri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Rashid Khalatbari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farjad Nouri was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Farjad Nouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shervin Zarghami in the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of Middleton booed when Cannon F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siamak Talebi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afshin Mirzapour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Farjad Nouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Shervin Zarghami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Middleton's supporters rose to their feet, but Shervin Zarghami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farjad Nouri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shervin Zarghami to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afshin Mirzapour in the 52nd minute of play forced Cannon F.C.'s goalkeeper Farjad Nouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Shervin Zarghami's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farjad Nouri was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shervin Zarghami in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Farjad Nouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shervin Zarghami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jamshid Abedzadeh hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. When Bamshad Habibi fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cannon F.C.'s protests and gave Bamshad Habibi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Bamshad Habibi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jamshid Abedzadeh kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Afshin Mirzapour managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Middleton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afshin Mirzapour 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 76thth minute of the game Shervin Zarghami who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cannon F.C.'s Farjad Nouri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Middleton's zone, Hadi Nikbakht-Vahedi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Galo came out of the goal and Hadi Nikbakht-Vahedi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th match minute, Cannon F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bamshad Habibi to maneuver through the defense. Hadi Nikbakht-Vahedi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shervin Zarghami in the 84th minute of play forced Cannon F.C.'s goalkeeper Farjad Nouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Galo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azad Akbarpour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Afshin Mirzapour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Middleton's supporters rose to their feet, but Afshin Mirzapour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farjad Nouri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Middleton walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.