League

Bolton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bamdad Teymourian got the match started through his kick off. Bamdad Teymourian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Zia Sajjadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Netherton's Behrad Tamadon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shahrdad Taghavian in the 6th minute of play. Bamdad Teymourian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Zia Sajjadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hassan Peirovani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zia Sajjadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bamdad Teymourian, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Behrad Tamadon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shahrdad Taghavian in the 21st minute of play. In the 25th minute, Shaya Asgharzadeh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zia Sajjadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassan Peirovani in the 35th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bolton City's zone, Bamdad Teymourian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zia Sajjadi came out of the goal and Bamdad Teymourian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Netherton booed when Bolton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khosrow Sharifi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Netherton were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Bolton City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sami Shahroudi took the corner. The corner led to Netherton's Abou Ali Hamidi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shahrdad Taghavian to make the kick off. Behrad Tamadon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shayan Javaherian, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 61st minute Bamdad Teymourian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zia Sajjadi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bolton City's Zia Sajjadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bamdad Teymourian in the 63rd minute of play. Shayan Javaherian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Behrad Tamadon having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shahrdad Taghavian in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Behrad Tamadon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bolton City! After having played for 79 minutes, Hassan Peirovani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hassan Peirovani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Netherton's goal looked a bit too open when Shahrdad Taghavian came free, but Behrad Tamadon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.