League Play-Off

Culcheth
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Khashayar Ghasemi started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Khashayar Ghasemi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Culcheth's Ebi Bengar. Ebi Bengar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Behrouz Haghi during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Behrouz Haghi hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pirooz Faryadshiran in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ebi Bengar saved Culcheth from getting behind. Kianoosh Hejazi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Shervin Hosseini made a huge save. In the 17thth minute of the game Pirooz Faryadshiran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Culcheth's Ebi Bengar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Kianoosh Hejazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When %teams%'s Farhad Jalali was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-1 just inside the left pole, 20 minutes into the game. Shervin Hosseini was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Farhad Jalali was extremely unlucky when he, in the 28th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Kianoosh Hejazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shervin Hosseini having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hurst Green's zone, Farhad Jalali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shervin Hosseini came out of the goal and Farhad Jalali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Culcheth booed when Hurst Green was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khashayar Ghasemi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jafar Taghavi struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Shervin Hosseini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Culcheth. After 41 minutes, Pirooz Faryadshiran made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Culcheth's Ebi Bengar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Culcheth's zone, Pirooz Faryadshiran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ebi Bengar came out of the goal and Pirooz Faryadshiran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pirooz Faryadshiran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Farhad Jalali to strike the kick off in the second half. Pirooz Faryadshiran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ebi Bengar having to interfere. Kian Gohari shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Kianoosh Hejazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farhad Jalali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Shervin Hosseini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khashayar Ghasemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ebi Bengar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Koohyar Shahroudi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ebi Bengar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Hurst Green was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasra Aghazadeh to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Kaveh Delnavaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khashayar Ghasemi struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Ebi Bengar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hurst Green. Culcheth's Farhad Jalali got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th play minute Pirooz Faryadshiran came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ebi Bengar. 1-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hurst Green walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.