League

Denton Park
Spectators: 6876 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1876, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hafez Borhani kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Amberley City's Hadi Pious seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hadi Pious the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Amberley City protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hadi Pious had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 2 minutes into the game, one of Amberley City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Bahman Hojjati, was totally fooled by Denton's Nader Mansouri, who 5 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Hafez Borhani who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Bahman Hojjati when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hafez Borhani in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bahman Hojjati prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ali Javaherian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iman Dabir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farshad Sohrabpour in the 20th minute of the match. Hafez Borhani took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bahman Hojjati. Bahman Hojjati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Farshad Sohrabpour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Iman Dabir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Denton's goalkeeper Iman Dabir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th play minute Ehsan Kaebi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bahman Hojjati. 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Farshad Sohrabpour was the one to do the kick off. Ehsan Kaebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Denton's Hafez Borhani in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amberley City's goalie prevented a goal. Farshad Sohrabpour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Iman Dabir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 minutes, Ehsan Kaebi made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Amberley City's Bahman Hojjati tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Denton's Hafez Borhani in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amberley City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72ndth minute of the game Hafez Borhani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amberley City's Bahman Hojjati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Khashayar Eslami was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amberley City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Denton the free kick. In the 74th minute, Khashayar Eslami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ehsan Kaebi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amberley City's Bahman Hojjati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hafez Borhani in the 84th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Amberley City's Khashayar Eslami got a free kick in the 85th minute. The supporters of Denton booed when Amberley City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khashayar Eslami didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hafez Borhani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahman Hojjati having to interfere. Bahman Hojjati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farzam Bagheri, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Bahman Hojjati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hafez Borhani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Amberley City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Denton.