League Play-Off

Vatani
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Darab Maleki made the kick off which started today's match. Nassaji's Kamran Mansourian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sepehr Farnoudi in the 4th minute of play. Ashkan Ahmadzadeh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gholam Nateghi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Borzoo Rezaei fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Foulsham's protests and gave Borzoo Rezaei a yellow card for diving instead. Borzoo Rezaei hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Sepehr Farnoudi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Nassaji's goal looked a bit too open when Hooshang Alviri came free, but Kamran Mansourian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sepehr Farnoudi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Mansourian having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Darab Maleki 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. After 23 played minutes Foulsham got a freekick which was hit by Mahmoud Bayat. If Ashkan Ahmadzadeh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute Hooshang Alviri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kamran Mansourian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nassaji's goalkeeper Kamran Mansourian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Nassaji's goal looked a bit too open when Sepehr Farnoudi came free, but Kamran Mansourian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nassaji's Kamran Mansourian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hooshang Alviri in the 39th minute of play. Hooshang Alviri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kamran Mansourian having to make a save. In the 42nd minute, Sepehr Farnoudi made a precise shot to the right of Kamran Mansourian. Nassaji's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 46 minutes into the match, Foulsham's Hooshang Alviri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kamran Mansourian narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The wind increased when Hooshang Alviri made the kick off in the second half. Hooshang Alviri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Mansourian having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamid Zare during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hamid Zare hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Hamid Zare was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 62 minutes had been played. Hamid Zare kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. If Hooshang Alviri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hooshang Alviri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Mansourian having to interfere. Darab Maleki hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Nassaji's Kamran Mansourian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Nassaji from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Nassaji's zone, Sepehr Farnoudi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamran Mansourian came out of the goal and Sepehr Farnoudi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Foulsham's Sepehr Farnoudi was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 77th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Hooshang Alviri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Mansourian having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Nassaji's goalkeeper Kamran Mansourian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sepehr Farnoudi. Behzad Talebi kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Foulsham's Gholam Nateghi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashkan Ahmadzadeh in the 94th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Hooshang Alviri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Foulsham's supporters rose to their feet, but Hooshang Alviri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kamran Mansourian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.