League

Clacton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Farshad Salehi kicked off to start the match. Clacton's Bameen Sharifinasab played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pirooz Faryadshiran in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes of play, Hurst Green's Khashayar Ghasemi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bameen Sharifinasab was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Clacton booed when Hurst Green was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zakaria Rad didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Shervin Hosseini managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Clacton's Hooshmand Nateghi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Shervin Hosseini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farshad Salehi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clacton's goalkeeper Bameen Sharifinasab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Hurst Green's Pirooz Faryadshiran in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clacton's goalie prevented a goal. After 20 minutes, Anoushiravan Heidari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clacton and the Hurst Green players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Anoushiravan Heidari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bameen Sharifinasab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khashayar Ghasemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shervin Hosseini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jalal Kianian, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 31 played minutes Clacton got a freekick which was hit by Jalal Kianian. Zakaria Rad kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Bameen Sharifinasab didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Khashayar Ghasemi went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. If Pirooz Faryadshiran 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 Hurst Green were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

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. When Hooshmand Nateghi came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Clacton 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 Hooshmand Nateghi couldn't finish the play. Khashayar Ghasemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Bameen Sharifinasab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pirooz Faryadshiran got free with Bameen Sharifinasab in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pirooz Faryadshiran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Bameen Sharifinasab made a huge save. In the 83rd minute of the match Ardeshir Mofti sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shervin Hosseini skillfully saved the ball. If Farshad Salehi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clacton's Farshad Salehi got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Clacton booed when Hurst Green was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zakaria Rad didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Farshad Salehi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Shervin Hosseini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Clacton fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hurst Green had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.