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Streatham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Farjad Hashemzadeh kicked off to start the match. If Kourosh Lahouti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 played minutes Streatham AFC got a freekick which was hit by Vafa Babakan. Bahram Taghavi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hami Sajjadi kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Amin Tayebi, 14 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. Kamran Ghanoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kourosh Lahouti, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Kourosh Lahouti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Ghanoun having to interfere. After 22 minutes of play, Streatham AFC's Bahram Taghavi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kamran Ghanoun was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute, Streatham AFC's Kourosh Lahouti ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kamran Ghanoun. Kamran Ghanoun yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Bahram Taghavi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kamran Ghanoun came out and tried to block the shot, but Bahram Taghavi slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bayton City's zone, Kourosh Lahouti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamran Ghanoun came out of the goal and Kourosh Lahouti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Bayton City's Hami Sajjadi got a free kick in the 37th minute. Bahram Taghavi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Ghanoun having to interfere. 40 minutes in the game, Kourosh Lahouti fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Kamran Ghanoun having to interfere. Kamran Ghanoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kourosh Lahouti, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Bahram Taghavi in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kamran Ghanoun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bayton City's Kamran Ghanoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kourosh Lahouti in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Kourosh Lahouti made the kick off in the second half. Kamran Ghanoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kourosh Lahouti in the 52nd minute of play. Kourosh Lahouti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kamran Ghanoun having to make a save. In the 54th match minute, Bayton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farzam Razzaghi to maneuver through the defense. Kambiz Nourian kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Bahram Taghavi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Kamran Ghanoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Bayton City's zone, Bahram Taghavi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamran Ghanoun came out of the goal and Bahram Taghavi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sattar Jalali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, Kourosh Lahouti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kamran Ghanoun. Bayton City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kourosh Lahouti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 74 minutes into the match, Bayton City's goal looked a bit too open when Bahram Taghavi came free, but Kamran Ghanoun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kamran Ghanoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kourosh Lahouti, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Streatham AFC's Kourosh Lahouti in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bayton City's goalie prevented a goal. Kamran Ghanoun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bahram Taghavi's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Arshia Tehrani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farjad Hashemzadeh in the 96th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Streatham AFC were the better team. Streatham AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.