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Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 217) In the 4th minute Yaghoub Zahraei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jahanshah Rafipour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Barzegar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ali Barzegar came free, but Jahanshah Rafipour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Barzegar took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jahanshah Rafipour. Jahanshah Rafipour dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Ali Barzegar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jahanshah Rafipour stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Barzegar's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behrad Hojjati in the 28th minute of play forced Eastern Kurdistan FC's goalkeeper Behrad Fattahi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Soroush Yavari could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Behrad Fattahi however easily saved by the left post. Ali Barzegar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hüseyin Shamsaei struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Jahanshah Rafipour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eastern Kurdistan FC. Ali Barzegar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jahanshah Rafipour having to make a save. In the 46th minute Hooman Hejazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jahanshah Rafipour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jahanshah Rafipour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Barzegar, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Eastern Kurdistan FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Barzegar made a kick off. In the 61st minute Ali Barzegar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jahanshah Rafipour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jahanshah Rafipour was a little too slow when Ali Barzegar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-5. Jahanshah Rafipour didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Barzegar went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Behrad Fattahi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soroush Yavari in the 75th minute of the match. ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Jahanshah Rafipour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ from getting a goal against them. In the 78th play minute Ali Barzegar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jahanshah Rafipour. 0-7. When Zartosht Sadeghian fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s protests and gave Zartosht Sadeghian a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Zartosht Sadeghian got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Ali Barzegar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eastern Kurdistan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Barzegar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Ali Barzegar took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Jahanshah Rafipour to make any attempt to save it. Eastern Kurdistan FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.