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Eston
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Faraz Nekounam kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Aldridge United booed when Eston was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hedzyat Pashazadeh didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 played minutes, Aldridge United's Kayvan Rostampour shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iraj Nakisa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Aldridge United reached it. In the 8th match minute, Eston was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behrouz Alinejad to maneuver through the defense. Aldridge United's Kayvan Rostampour couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 9th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Eston. If Faraz Nekounam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sina Sadeghi charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sina Sadeghi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 played minutes Aldridge United got a freekick which was hit by Sina Sadeghi. Aldridge United's Yashar Alizadeh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Aldridge United from getting a goal against them. Yashar Alizadeh was a little too slow when Farrokh Mirzaei got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-0. Iraj Nakisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faraz Nekounam, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Faraz Nekounam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farid Nikbakht-Vahedi 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. Dara Tabatabaei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yashar Alizadeh having to interfere. With a little luck, Aldridge United's Yashar Alizadeh got control of the ball when Dara Tabatabaei tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iraj Nakisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faraz Nekounam, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute Aldridge United were awarded a corner. Kayvan Rostampour went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Aldridge United's Hafez Fatemi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. If Dara Tabatabaei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faraz Nekounam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Iraj Nakisa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Farrokh Mirzaei to strike the kick off in the second half. Hafez Fatemi kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Yashar Alizadeh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dara Tabatabaei in the 55th minute of play. Yashar Alizadeh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dara Tabatabaei in the 60th minute of play. Hafez Fatemi hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Dara Tabatabaei kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Ebi Taghavian charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ebi Taghavian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Aldridge United booed when Eston was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ebi Taghavian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 played minutes, Aldridge United's Kayvan Rostampour shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iraj Nakisa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Aldridge United reached it. Farrokh Mirzaei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aldridge United's Yashar Alizadeh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dara Tabatabaei in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dara Tabatabaei in the 82nd minute of play forced Aldridge United's goalkeeper Yashar Alizadeh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 2-0 became the score in the 84th minute when Farrokh Mirzaei elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Faraz Nekounam blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iraj Nakisa having to make a save. Eston were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Aldridge United for a fine match.