League

South Shields
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Amin Akbarpour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Perspolis's supporters rose to their feet, but Amin Akbarpour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rashid Kaebi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Perspolis's Amin Akbarpour got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 10 played minutes Perspolis got a freekick which was hit by Tirdad Babakan. Pasha Rahnama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salar Azizi in the 13th minute of the match. Touraj Rezazadeh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pasha Rahnama having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Touraj Rezazadeh got free with Pasha Rahnama in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Touraj Rezazadeh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pasha Rahnama having to interfere. If Touraj Rezazadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd match minute, Perspolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Payam Sharifi to maneuver through the defense. Pasha Rahnama acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 24th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Parham Khalatbari. If Touraj Rezazadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Shahyar Jabbari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rashid Kaebi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amin Akbarpour, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute Salar Azizi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pasha Rahnama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sohrab Ahmadzadeh kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Shahyar Jabbari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Rashid Kaebi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salar Azizi in the 46th minute of play forced Perspolis's goalkeeper Pasha Rahnama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, Perspolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shahram Nouri to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Salar Azizi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danush Mohajerani during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Perspolis getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Danush Mohajerani hit a great ball. Pasha Rahnama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salar Azizi in the 60th minute of play. Perspolis's Shahyar Jabbari got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Shahyar Jabbari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rashid Kaebi was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shahyar Jabbari in the 70th minute of play forced South Shields's goalkeeper Rashid Kaebi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 played minutes South Shields got a freekick which was hit by Ashkan Firoozabadi. Touraj Rezazadeh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Pasha Rahnama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pasha Rahnama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salar Azizi in the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of South Shields booed when Perspolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danush Mohajerani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Parham Khalatbari hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Pasha Rahnama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salar Azizi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes, Touraj Rezazadeh made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Perspolis's Pasha Rahnama tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of South Shields booed when Perspolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Behrad Barzegar didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Parham Khalatbari came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the South Shields 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 Parham Khalatbari couldn't finish the play. 1-1 became the score in the 95th minute when Shahyar Jabbari elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.