League

Bishop Auckland
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Reza Alavi got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Mehrak Ghanad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Woolwich's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bishop Auckland AFC the free kick. Mehrak Ghanad hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ramtin Fatemi during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Woolwich getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ramtin Fatemi hit a great ball. Bishop Auckland AFC's Arzhang Haghi got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kamal Mansourian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arzhang Haghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arzhang Haghi in the 17th minute of play forced Woolwich's goalkeeper Kamal Mansourian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Woolwich's Kamal Mansourian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Woolwich from getting a goal against them. Fardin Alviri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehrak Ghanad in the 20th minute of the match. Mehrak Ghanad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Behrad Sadeghian fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bishop Auckland AFC's protests and gave Behrad Sadeghian a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 played minutes Bishop Auckland AFC got a freekick which was hit by Behrad Sadeghian. Bishop Auckland AFC's Fardin Alviri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehrak Ghanad in the 34th minute of play. After 34 played minutes Bishop Auckland AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sasan Omrani. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arzhang Haghi in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kamal Mansourian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arzhang Haghi to strike the kick off in the second half. Arzhang Haghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arzhang Haghi in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kamal Mansourian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kamal Mansourian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salman Hatami in the 70th minute of play. After 71 played minutes, Bishop Auckland AFC's Borzoo Parsi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kamal Mansourian 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 Bishop Auckland AFC reached it. After having played for 75 minutes, Salman Hatami managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bishop Auckland AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salman Hatami was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bishop Auckland AFC's Sasan Omrani got a free kick in the 80th minute. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Ali Reza Alavi put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fardin Alviri. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Salman Hatami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bishop Auckland AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Salman Hatami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kamal Mansourian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kamal Mansourian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salman Hatami in the 89th minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Bishop Auckland AFC's Salman Hatami made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kamal Mansourian was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bishop Auckland AFC had won after a very even match.