League

Hurst Green
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When South Shields's Sohrab Nekounam in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hurst Green's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute, South Shields's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pirooz Faryadshiran fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Shervin Hosseini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nariman Karimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. When Mani Ghanad, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 16 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Shervin Hosseini was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Shervin Hosseini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sohrab Nekounam in the 23rd minute of the match. If Sohrab Nekounam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sohrab Nekounam hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. With a little luck, South Shields's Gholam Bozorgzadeh got control of the ball when Pirooz Faryadshiran tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, South Shields's Sohrab Nekounam made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shervin Hosseini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Shervin Hosseini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sohrab Nekounam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sohrab Nekounam in the 46th minute of play forced Hurst Green's goalkeeper Shervin Hosseini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Khashayar Ghasemi was the one to do the kick off. Gholam Bozorgzadeh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pirooz Faryadshiran in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind South Shields's goalkeeper Gholam Bozorgzadeh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Javad Memarzadeh hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Nariman Karimi hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute of the match Kian Gohari sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gholam Bozorgzadeh skillfully saved the ball. In the 65th match minute, South Shields was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nariman Karimi to maneuver through the defense. Pirooz Faryadshiran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Gholam Bozorgzadeh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Sohrab Nekounam made a precise shot to the right of Shervin Hosseini. Hurst Green's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nariman Karimi during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th minute Khashayar Ghasemi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gholam Bozorgzadeh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khashayar Ghasemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Farjad Bazargan hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Shervin Hosseini didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. South Shields's Sohrab Nekounam got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mani Ghanad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Shervin Hosseini made a huge save. Pirooz Faryadshiran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Gholam Bozorgzadeh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. South Shields walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.