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Gateshead
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abtin Shahbazi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Cholsey's Ehsan Fazel got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 7 minutes into the match, Gateshead FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mansoor Abdi came free, but Bahman Golzar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hedzyat Shirzad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faraz Parsivand having to interfere. Gateshead FC's Bahman Golzar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mansoor Abdi in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Hedzyat Shirzad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faraz Parsivand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khashayar Hatami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abtin Shahbazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mansoor Abdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mansoor Abdi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bahman Golzar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansoor Abdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Hedzyat Shirzad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hedzyat Shirzad to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Gateshead FC's Hedzyat Shirzad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Faraz Parsivand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Mansoor Abdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hedzyat Shirzad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Faraz Parsivand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hedzyat Shirzad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Faraz Parsivand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Abtin Shahbazi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cholsey's supporters rose to their feet, but Abtin Shahbazi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bahman Golzar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Gateshead FC's Pouya Ghorbani got a free kick in the 69th minute. Abtin Shahbazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahman Golzar having to interfere. Faraz Parsivand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hedzyat Shirzad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gateshead FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Bahman Golzar, was totally fooled by Cholsey's Pasha Kazemzadeh, who 79 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Mansoor Abdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahman Golzar having to interfere. In the 88th minute Abtin Shahbazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bahman Golzar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Cholsey's Abtin Shahbazi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bahman Golzar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tirdad Sarlak during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 97th minute, one of Gateshead FC: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 Gateshead FC.