League

Tonbridge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Davood Hashemian started the match with the kick off. Davood Hashemian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Iman Dabir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ebi Niknafs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iman Dabir having to interfere. The supporters of Tonbridge AFC booed when Denton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atash Taheri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Davood Hashemian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Davood Hashemian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davood Hashemian was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 21st minute. Tonbridge AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Tonbridge AFC's Sohrab Vahabzadeh got a free kick in the 24th minute. Farzam Bagheri hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Iman Dabir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davood Hashemian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Ebi Niknafs ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iman Dabir was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ebi Niknafs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Davood Hashemian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hafez Borhani to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th 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. Iman Dabir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davood Hashemian, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 62nd of the match, Hafez Borhani tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Mansoor Kazemian got in the way and made a wonderful save. If Ebi Niknafs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 66 minutes of play, Tonbridge AFC's Davood Hashemian made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iman Dabir was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 72nd minute, Farzam Bagheri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match Farid Vaezi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iman Dabir showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 76th minute, Ebi Niknafs 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. When Davood Hashemian came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Tonbridge AFC 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 Davood Hashemian couldn't finish the play. After 83 minutes, Ebi Niknafs made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Denton's Iman Dabir tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 90 minutes of play, Tonbridge AFC's Ebi Niknafs made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iman Dabir was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th match minute, Denton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asghar Bahonar to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Tonbridge AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.