League

Azadi
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) Shahrokh Farnoudi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Farshid Alizadeh showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. If Esfandiar Barzegar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shahrokh Farnoudi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farshid Alizadeh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Mohammad Nekounam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farzan Fazeli was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Ahmad Izadpanah kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohammad Nekounam in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Farzan Fazeli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Mohammad Nekounam made a precise shot to the right of Farzan Fazeli. king of the persian's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 31st minute Mohammad Nekounam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farzan Fazeli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the king of the persian defense, Esfandiar Barzegar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Farzan Fazeli. The king of the persian fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Farzan Fazeli should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute Mohammad Nekounam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farzan Fazeli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farzan Fazeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Nekounam in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohammad Nekounam was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Mohammad Nekounam kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Farzan Fazeli. That made the score 1-3 in the 51 minute of play. king of the persian's Farzan Fazeli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save king of the persian from getting a goal against them. Farzan Fazeli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esfandiar Barzegar's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, king of the persian's Darab Sharifinia got a free kick in the 56th minute. Mohammad Nekounam's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Farzan Fazeli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammad Nekounam in the 63rd minute of play forced king of the persian's goalkeeper Farzan Fazeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yousef Lankarani hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Mohammad Nekounam took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Farzan Fazeli. king of the persian's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Whittlesey AFC's Shahrokh Farnoudi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farshid Alizadeh in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute of the game Shahram Fazel made a throw-in which Mahmoud Forouzan played forward. The supporters of Whittlesey AFC booed when king of the persian was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naser Fallah Hamidabadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Darab Sharifinia fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored king of the persian's protests and gave Darab Sharifinia a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes king of the persian got a freekick which was hit by Darab Sharifinia. Mohammad Nekounam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Farzan Fazeli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Whittlesey AFC! The referee gave king of the persian a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Soroush Nikbakht-Vahedi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Whittlesey AFC's Shahrokh Farnoudi. 2-3. In the 85th match minute, Whittlesey AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammad Nekounam to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Esfandiar Barzegar got free with Farzan Fazeli in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the game, Whittlesey AFC's Mohammad Nekounam nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Farzan Fazeli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Whittlesey AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.