League

East Keal Park
Spectators: 10696 (Terracing: 8141, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 59) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdows Haghi got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Kirderazan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sohrab Hejazi came free, but Hami Bagheri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 played minutes, Kirderazan FC's Pouya Kaebi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hesam Ghods came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kirderazan FC reached it. 8 minutes into the match, Iran Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sami Zare came free, but Hesam Ghods reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehrak Hajrezaei in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hesam Ghods prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Iran Academy FC's Javeed Babaei got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12thth minute of the game Mehrak Hajrezaei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iran Academy FC's Hesam Ghods was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th minute of the match, Sohrab Hejazi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hami Bagheri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zare in the 16th minute of play forced Iran Academy FC's goalkeeper Hesam Ghods to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Kamyar Abpakhshi with Behrang Babaei as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some careless play in the Iran Academy FC defense, Sami Zare kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hesam Ghods. The Iran Academy FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hesam Ghods should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Mehrak Hajrezaei put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Hesam Ghods. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behrang Babaei in the 34th minute of play forced Kirderazan FC's goalkeeper Hami Bagheri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hesam Ghods took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehrak Hajrezaei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45 played minutes Kirderazan FC got a freekick which was hit by Behrouz Mousavian. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mehrak Hajrezaei made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Kirderazan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdows Haghi came free, but Hami Bagheri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karim Firoozabadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Mehrak Hajrezaei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hesam Ghods was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. With a little luck, Iran Academy FC's Hesam Ghods got control of the ball when Sami Zare tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hami Bagheri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jahandar Parsivand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 played minutes Iran Academy FC got a freekick which was hit by Javeed Babaei. 64 minutes into the match, Iran Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sami Zare came free, but Hesam Ghods reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hesam Ghods was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Mehrak Hajrezaei capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mehrak Hajrezaei really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Hami Bagheri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behrang Babaei in the 73rd minute of play. Mehrak Hajrezaei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 77 minutes, Mehrak Hajrezaei made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Iran Academy FC's Hesam Ghods tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Iran Academy FC's goalkeeper Hesam Ghods had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mehrak Hajrezaei. In the 88th minute, Kirderazan FC's Sami Zare ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hesam Ghods. Hesam Ghods yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kirderazan FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.