League

Whitworth
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Azad Eshkevari made the kick off and thus started the match. Morteza Razzaghi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salman Roudbarian having to interfere. A collision led to Sawtry getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Kaveh Amirabadi hit a great ball. A hard shot 12 in the game by Azad Eshkevari from a close distance when the talented Massoud Ghotbi managed to make a qualified save. Sawtry's players were relieved. After 14 minutes of play, Whitworth's Sahand Rahmati made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Massoud Ghotbi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute Bahman Javaherian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Massoud Ghotbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Massoud Ghotbi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azad Eshkevari's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Whitworth's Bamshad Mofti shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 30th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Massoud Ghotbi but with some difficulty. Massoud Ghotbi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azad Eshkevari in the 32nd minute of the match. If Sahand Rahmati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 36 minutes into the match, Sawtry's Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salman Roudbarian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salman Roudbarian. Whitworth's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Bahman Javaherian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Sawtry's Massoud Ghotbi got control of the ball when Azad Eshkevari tried to sneak it across the goal line. Morteza Razzaghi took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salman Roudbarian. Salman Roudbarian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Whitworth's Azad Eshkevari in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sawtry's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Azad Eshkevari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Whitworth's supporters rose to their feet, but Azad Eshkevari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Massoud Ghotbi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Bahman Javaherian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes, Whitworth's Nader Sajjadi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Massoud Ghotbi 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 Whitworth reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Azad Eshkevari in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Massoud Ghotbi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 70th minute Bahman Javaherian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Massoud Ghotbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omid Ferdowsi Pour hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Whitworth's Salman Roudbarian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi in the 75th minute of play. Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Salman Roudbarian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bahman Javaherian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Massoud Ghotbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Azad Eshkevari put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Massoud Ghotbi. 87 minutes into the game, Azad Eshkevari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Massoud Ghotbi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Massoud Ghotbi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azad Eshkevari's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Whitworth fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sawtry had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.