League

East Keal Park
Spectators: 10685 (Terracing: 8133, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 59) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ferdows Haghi made the kick off which started today's match. Hesam Ghods took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rahim Habibi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sina Taheri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdows Haghi in the 5th minute of play. Hamed Fatemi scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hesam Ghods, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Rahim Habibi came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Ali Daei 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 Rahim Habibi couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Iran Academy FC's Sohrab Hejazi got a free kick in the 17th minute. After having played for 18 minutes, Mehrzad Moharrami managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ali Daei FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehrzad Moharrami was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Iran Academy FC booed when Ali Daei FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amir Mahdi Khalatbari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ferdows Haghi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sina Taheri having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jahandar Parsivand got free with Sina Taheri in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Ali Daei FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Amir Mahdi Khalatbari hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Iran Academy FC defense, Rahim Habibi 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. After a rather tough play, Iran Academy FC's Ferdows Haghi got a free kick in the 44th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Mehrzad Moharrami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ali Daei FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehrzad Moharrami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hesam Ghods breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 49th minute of the match Jafar Sadeghian shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sina Taheri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Iran Academy FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ali Daei FC were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Rahim Habibi made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Iran Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamed Fatemi came free, but Hesam Ghods reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdows Haghi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Rahim Habibi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Hamed Fatemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rahim Habibi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hesam Ghods having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Ferdows Haghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sina Taheri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamed Fatemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Hesam Ghods tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Iran Academy FC's zone, Rahim Habibi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hesam Ghods came out of the goal and Rahim Habibi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 73 minutes into the match, Iran Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamed Fatemi came free, but Hesam Ghods reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hesam Ghods didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehrzad Moharrami went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. If Ferdows Haghi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sina Taheri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdows Haghi in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st match minute, Iran Academy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abou Ali Kavianpour to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Pouya Azizi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hesam Ghods. The goal made the score 0-4. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Jahandar Parsivand sped through Ali Daei FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sina Taheri. In the 93rd minute, Behrang Babaei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mehrzad Moharrami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Hesam Ghods tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Mehrzad Moharrami ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hesam Ghods was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5.