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Sawtry Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mehrak Hajrezaei started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Milad Taherpour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi in the 3rd minute of play forced Kirderazan FC's goalkeeper Hami Bagheri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sawtry booed when Kirderazan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arya Hashemzadeh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kirderazan FC's Hami Bagheri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaveh Amirabadi in the 9th minute of play. Kirderazan FC's Hami Bagheri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi in the 11th minute of play. Kirderazan FC's Hami Bagheri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Kirderazan FC from getting a goal against them. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Behrouz Mousavian put in a rough tackle. After 15 played minutes Kirderazan FC got a freekick which was hit by Behrouz Mousavian. Hami Bagheri made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Saeed Artoonian sent off a good shot on target. In the 18th minute, Sawtry's Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Hami Bagheri was a little too slow when Abtin Heshmatzadeh got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 23rd minute, Kaveh Amirabadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 25 minutes, Mehrak Hajrezaei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kirderazan FC and the Sawtry players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaveh Amirabadi in the 27th minute of play forced Kirderazan FC's goalkeeper Hami Bagheri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sawtry's Habib Hasheminejad got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Sami Zare came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Kirderazan 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 Sami Zare couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaveh Amirabadi got free with Hami Bagheri in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 44 minutes into the match, Sawtry's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Firoozabadi came free, but Massoud Ghotbi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hami Bagheri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Hami Bagheri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Morteza Razzaghi in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Sami Zare got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hami Bagheri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Hami Bagheri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaveh Amirabadi in the 56th minute of play. Sami Zare fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Massoud Ghotbi having to interfere. After 60 played minutes Sami Zare rounded Sawtry's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Sawtry's zone, Karim Firoozabadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Massoud Ghotbi came out of the goal and Karim Firoozabadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Karim Firoozabadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bardia Golzar kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Karim Firoozabadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hami Bagheri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Morteza Razzaghi went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Massoud Ghotbi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milad Taherpour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Sami Zare got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Sami Zare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, Kirderazan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kaveh Amirabadi came free, but Hami Bagheri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute Morteza Razzaghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hami Bagheri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Sawtry's Massoud Ghotbi got control of the ball when Sami Zare tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sawtry's supporters rose to their feet, but Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hami Bagheri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the game, Habib Hasheminejad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sawtry's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kirderazan FC the free kick. Sawtry's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.