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Harlow
Spectators: 7062 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1962, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zia Ostadasadi made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Chelsea getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Saman Hashemian hit a great ball. Sina Asgharzadeh was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 5th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Iman Gohari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iraj Fatemi in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Harlow FC's goal looked a bit too open when Naser Moharrami came free, but Pouya Alipour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pouya Alipour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zia Ostadasadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Payam Nateghi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Iman Gohari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Koosha Nourizadeh in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pouya Alipour saved Harlow FC from getting behind. If Ebi Pious had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Chelsea's Iman Gohari got control of the ball when Iraj Fatemi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Koosha Nourizadeh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pouya Alipour read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Iraj Fatemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Iman Gohari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of Harlow FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chelsea:s goal. Pouya Alipour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naser Moharrami in the 38th minute of the match. If Naser Moharrami 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 a rather tough play, Harlow FC's Sami Rezaei got a free kick in the 45th minute. Pouya Alipour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koosha Nourizadeh, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zia Ostadasadi in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pouya Alipour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Payam Nateghi was the one to do the kick off. Naser Moharrami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pouya Alipour having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Koosha Nourizadeh had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pouya Alipour. Harlow FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koosha Nourizadeh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Harlow FC's goalkeeper Pouya Alipour, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Harlow FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Sami Rezaei hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Chelsea's Pouya Alipour threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Naser Moharrami, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zia Ostadasadi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pouya Alipour made a huge save. Zia Ostadasadi in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pouya Alipour, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Koosha Nourizadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iman Gohari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Payam Nateghi in the 67th minute of the match. Koosha Nourizadeh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Koosha Nourizadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Harlow FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sami Rezaei hit a great ball. If Koosha Nourizadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pouya Alipour made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Zia Ostadasadi sent off a good shot on target. Naser Moharrami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Harlow FC's Pouya Alipour got control of the ball when Koosha Nourizadeh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Harlow FC's Pouya Alipour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sasan Naghdabadi in the 87th minute of play. With a little luck, Harlow FC's Pouya Alipour got control of the ball when Koosha Nourizadeh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sami Rezaei kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Chelsea left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Harlow FC.