League Play-Off

Goldthorpe
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teymour Kavianpour started the match with the kick off. Khashayar Haghi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teymour Kavianpour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nariman Eshkevari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farid Karimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. If Farid Karimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Reach booed when Goldthorpe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamran Rafipour didn't get a good kick on the ball. Farid Karimi might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nariman Eshkevari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Farid Karimi ran back to his position shaking his head. Yousef Maleki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd match minute, Goldthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yousef Maleki to maneuver through the defense. Nariman Eshkevari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farid Karimi in the 30th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Farid Karimi in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nariman Eshkevari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yousef Maleki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Khashayar Haghi made a huge save. Khashayar Haghi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teymour Kavianpour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yousef Maleki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khashayar Haghi having to interfere. Nariman Eshkevari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shayan Enayati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teymour Kavianpour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shayan Enayati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Farid Karimi to make the kick off. Nariman Eshkevari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farid Karimi in the 54th minute of the match. With a little luck, Goldthorpe's Nariman Eshkevari got control of the ball when Shayan Enayati tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Jalil Kianian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Goldthorpe the free kick. If Yousef Maleki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shayan Enayati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Farid Karimi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nariman Eshkevari was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Nariman Eshkevari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farid Karimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the game, Farid Karimi lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Nariman Eshkevari. In the 76th match minute, Goldthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arshia Eslami to maneuver through the defense. If Teymour Kavianpour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farid Karimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes Reach got a freekick which was hit by Siamak Kazemzadeh. Reach's Khashayar Haghi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teymour Kavianpour in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Goldthorpe's Yousef Maleki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khashayar Haghi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Reach! Goldthorpe's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.