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Match Report
Chorley
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Heydar Hatami kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Chorley's zone, Asghar Kaebi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shahrokh Nikbakht-Vahedi came out of the goal and Asghar Kaebi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th match minute, Rawdon United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arman Mirzapour to maneuver through the defense. When Fariborz Sharifinasab came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Chorley 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 Fariborz Sharifinasab couldn't finish the play. Kouros Montazeri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heydar Hatami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kouros Montazeri made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Fariborz Sharifinasab sent off a good shot on target. Kouros Montazeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heydar Hatami in the 30th minute of play. Rawdon United's attentive Arman Mirzapour managed to snatch the ball when Behzad Tehrani made a throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Fariborz Sharifinasab got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.
The wind increased when Mostafa Aghazadeh made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Mostafa Aghazadeh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rawdon United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chorley the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heydar Hatami in the 58th minute of play forced Rawdon United's goalkeeper Kouros Montazeri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Rawdon United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chorley:s goal. When Arman Mirzapour fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rawdon United's protests and gave Arman Mirzapour a yellow card for diving instead. Arman Mirzapour hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Fariborz Sharifinasab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 2-0 became the score in the 82nd minute when Fariborz Sharifinasab elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 87 played minutes Chorley got a freekick which was hit by Ardavan Moradian. In the 89th minute of the match Ardavan Moradian sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kouros Montazeri skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Rawdon United's Asghar Kaebi got a free kick in the 90th minute. Fariborz Sharifinasab recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chorley's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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