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Hereford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rostam Rahmati got the match started through his kick off. Sina Taheri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shervin Azimi in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5thth minute of the game Mehrzad Moharrami who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hereford United's Amir Parsa Rahmati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sina Taheri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nader Fazel in the 7th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ali Daei FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! Mehrzad Moharrami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Amir Parsa Rahmati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahim Habibi in the 13th minute of play forced Hereford United's goalkeeper Amir Parsa Rahmati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Rahim Habibi put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Amir Parsa Rahmati. A collision led to Hereford United getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mehran Nouri hit a great ball. If Rostam Rahmati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute Rahim Habibi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amir Parsa Rahmati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sina Taheri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostam Rahmati, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goalkeeper Sina Taheri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shervin Azimi. 31 minutes into the game, Nader Fazel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hereford United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ali Daei FC the free kick. After 31 played minutes Hereford United got a freekick which was hit by Nader Fazel. In the 34thth minute of the game Rostam Rahmati who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ali Daei FC's Sina Taheri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Borzoo Fazeli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amir Parsa Rahmati having to interfere. Sina Taheri made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Nader Fazel sent off a good shot on target. Mehrzad Moharrami's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amir Parsa Rahmati read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Nader Fazel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 47th playminute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rahim Habibi was the one to do the kick off. Rahim Habibi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amir Parsa Rahmati having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rostam Rahmati came free, but Sina Taheri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amir Parsa Rahmati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borzoo Fazeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Mehran Nouri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hereford United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Mehran Nouri kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nader Fazel came free, but Sina Taheri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Borzoo Fazeli got free with Amir Parsa Rahmati in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amir Parsa Rahmati didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehrzad Moharrami went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Hereford United's Amir Parsa Rahmati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Hereford United from getting a goal against them. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Rahim Habibi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 86th minute, Borzoo Fazeli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sina Taheri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nader Fazel, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Sina Taheri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shervin Azimi in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Rostam Rahmati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sina Taheri. Ali Daei FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rostam Rahmati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Nader Fazel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Sina Taheri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Daei FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.