League

South Shields
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Farhad Jalali took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Esmaeel Dabiri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the South Shields and the Culcheth players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, one of South Shields:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for South Shields. The referee gave Culcheth a penalty, 5 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Siavash Farhadi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of South Shields's Rashid Kaebi. 0-1. Culcheth's Behrouz Haghi got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Salar Azizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ebi Bengar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 played minutes Culcheth got a freekick which was hit by Jafar Taghavi. Ebi Bengar acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 18th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Abtin Shojaei. Behrouz Haghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Farhad Jalali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farhad Jalali struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Rashid Kaebi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Culcheth. Culcheth's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Salar Azizi 35 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. 42 minutes into the game, Sohrab Ahmadzadeh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ebi Bengar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Culcheth's Ebi Bengar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salar Azizi in the 52nd minute of play. Ashkan Firoozabadi kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Farhad Jalali sped through South Shields's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rashid Kaebi. Ramin Rezaei kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salar Azizi in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ebi Bengar saved Culcheth from getting behind. Farhad Jalali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rashid Kaebi having to interfere. Rashid Kaebi was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Farhad Jalali capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Farhad Jalali really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. 73 minutes into the match, South Shields's goal looked a bit too open when Farhad Jalali came free, but Rashid Kaebi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes, Javeed Abdi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Culcheth and the South Shields players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes Culcheth got a freekick which was hit by Javeed Abdi. Ebi Bengar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salar Azizi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. South Shields's Touraj Rezazadeh got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Culcheth's Farhad Jalali sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rashid Kaebi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Touraj Rezazadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.