League Play-Off

Gateshead
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gateshead FC's Hedzyat Shirzad started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Culcheth's Ebi Bengar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hedzyat Shirzad in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Siavash Farhadi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Gateshead FC's Bahman Golzar didn't even have to move. In the 8th match minute, Gateshead FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yousef Eslami to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute Culcheth were awarded a corner. Siavash Farhadi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Culcheth's Siavash Farhadi to fire away a dangerous shot which Bahman Golzar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kianoosh Hejazi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Bahman Golzar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gateshead FC's Bahman Golzar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farhad Jalali in the 15th minute of play. Hedzyat Shirzad received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ebi Bengar came out and tried to block the shot, but Hedzyat Shirzad slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. Pouya Ghorbani kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Khashayar Hatami came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Gateshead FC 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 Khashayar Hatami couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, Khashayar Hatami notched a goal, 2-0, 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. Pouya Ghorbani kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of Gateshead FC booed when Culcheth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramin Rezaei didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Hedzyat Shirzad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gateshead FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hedzyat Shirzad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ebi Bengar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 45 minutes, Farhad Jalali managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Culcheth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Farhad Jalali was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Ebi Bengar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hedzyat Shirzad's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Bahman Golzar acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 57th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Javeed Abdi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kianoosh Hejazi got free with Bahman Golzar in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Culcheth's Ebi Bengar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hedzyat Shirzad in the 59th minute of play. Kianoosh Hejazi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 65 minutes, Kianoosh Hejazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Culcheth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kianoosh Hejazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gateshead FC's Bahman Golzar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farhad Jalali in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Kianoosh Hejazi made a precise shot to the right of Bahman Golzar. Gateshead FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kianoosh Hejazi got free with Bahman Golzar in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Farhad Jalali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Culcheth's supporters rose to their feet, but Farhad Jalali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bahman Golzar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ebi Bengar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khashayar Hatami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khashayar Hatami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ebi Bengar having to interfere. With a little luck, Gateshead FC's Bahman Golzar got control of the ball when Kianoosh Hejazi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute Farhad Jalali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bahman Golzar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khashayar Hatami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ebi Bengar having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Culcheth's goal looked a bit too open when Khashayar Hatami came free, but Ebi Bengar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Behzad Farzanian charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Behzad Farzanian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Behzad Farzanian kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. If Khashayar Hatami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gateshead FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Culcheth for a fine match.