League Play-Off

Smallfield Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salman Ferdowsi Pour took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Smallfield FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asad Hashemian to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Smallfield FC's zone, Salman Ferdowsi Pour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zia Nateghi came out of the goal and Salman Ferdowsi Pour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Borna Farahani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smallfield FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Borna Farahani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bahram Montazeri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Zia Nateghi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Salman Ferdowsi Pour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zia Nateghi having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Salman Ferdowsi Pour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zia Nateghi was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Salman Ferdowsi Pour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Zia Nateghi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Borna Farahani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahram Montazeri having to interfere. With a little luck, Caterham Valley City's Bahram Montazeri got control of the ball when Maziar Baghaei Naeeni tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Caterham Valley City's zone, Maziar Baghaei Naeeni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bahram Montazeri came out of the goal and Maziar Baghaei Naeeni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Caterham Valley City getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Saman Vaezi hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, Farjad Khalatbari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caterham Valley City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smallfield FC the free kick. The supporters of Smallfield FC booed when Caterham Valley City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farjad Khalatbari didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Borna Farahani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Borna Farahani made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shahryar Fallah Hamidabadi got free with Zia Nateghi in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute of the match Anoushiravan Taghavi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bahram Montazeri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Shahrdad Omidvar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Zia Nateghi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caterham Valley City's Bahram Montazeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maziar Baghaei Naeeni in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Caterham Valley City's Shahrdad Omidvar got a free kick in the 68th minute. When Maziar Baghaei Naeeni came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Smallfield 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 Maziar Baghaei Naeeni couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Borna Farahani notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Caterham Valley City's Bahram Montazeri. Bahram Montazeri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bahram Montazeri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borna Farahani in the 80th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Caterham Valley City's Saman Vaezi got a free kick in the 81st minute. When Smallfield FC's Borna Farahani in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caterham Valley City's goalie prevented a goal. Farjad Khalatbari hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Caterham Valley City's Bahram Montazeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maziar Baghaei Naeeni in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Smallfield FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Caterham Valley City had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.