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Vatani
Spectators: 8444 (Terracing: 6944, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Wanstead's Zakaria Javaherian started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Nassaji got a freekick which was hit by Hadi Barzegar. Hossein Alviri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kamran Mansourian having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakaria Javaherian in the 6th minute of play forced Nassaji's goalkeeper Kamran Mansourian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdows Kianian took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kamran Mansourian. Nassaji's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hossein Alviri scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kamran Mansourian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 16 played minutes Nassaji got a freekick which was hit by Mahmoud Omidvar. Zakaria Javaherian took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kamran Mansourian. Kamran Mansourian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Nassaji's Kamran Mansourian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hossein Alviri in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Hossein Alviri 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. 33 minutes into the game, Wanstead's Hossein Alviri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kamran Mansourian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Farzad Moharrami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hossein Alviri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Kamran Mansourian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hossein Alviri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half Wanstead were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Farzad Moharrami stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Reza behzadpoor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amir Parsa Abdi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Hossein Alviri scored 1-4 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kamran Mansourian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Reza behzadpoor came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Nassaji 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 Reza behzadpoor couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, Wanstead's Zakaria Javaherian dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. Hossein Alviri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamran Mansourian having to interfere. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 1-6 when Zakaria Javaherian sped through Nassaji's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kamran Mansourian. Zakaria Javaherian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kamran Mansourian made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Hossein Alviri sent off a good shot on target. Kamran Mansourian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakaria Javaherian in the 82nd minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Wanstead's Hossein Alviri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kamran Mansourian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nassaji's Kamran Mansourian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zakaria Javaherian in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Nassaji's goalkeeper Kamran Mansourian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hossein Alviri. 95 minutes into the match, Nassaji's goal looked a bit too open when Zakaria Javaherian came free, but Kamran Mansourian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakaria Javaherian in the 97th minute of play forced Nassaji's goalkeeper Kamran Mansourian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wanstead played a much better game than Nassaji and deserved their victory. The Nassaji players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.