League

Crayford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cyrus Nouri made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th minute Cyrus Nouri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khosrow Alviri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khosrow Alviri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pouya Niknafs in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramin Alipour got free with Khosrow Alviri in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Khosrow Alviri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pouya Niknafs in the 17th minute. Khosrow Alviri was a little too slow when Ramin Alipour got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 3-0. Khosrow Alviri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cyrus Nouri showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 24 minute of play. Khosrow Alviri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pouya Niknafs in the 31st minute. After having played for 32 minutes, Heydar Sharifi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rackenford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heydar Sharifi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 34 minutes into the game, Pouya Niknafs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Khosrow Alviri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pouya Niknafs struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Khosrow Alviri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crayford City. 42 minutes in the game, Pouya Niknafs fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Khosrow Alviri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrus Nouri in the 43rd minute of play forced Rackenford's goalkeeper Khosrow Alviri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khosrow Alviri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyrus Nouri in the 45th minute of the match. Pouya Niknafs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Khosrow Alviri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Heydar Sharifi was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Cyrus Nouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crayford City's supporters rose to their feet, but Cyrus Nouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khosrow Alviri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute, Cyrus Nouri 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. Cyrus Nouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Khosrow Alviri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khosrow Alviri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pouya Niknafs in the 60th minute of the match. Rackenford's Khosrow Alviri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pouya Niknafs in the 63rd minute of play. Heydar Sharifi hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Pouya Niknafs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Khosrow Alviri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pouya Niknafs might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khosrow Alviri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pouya Niknafs ran back to his position shaking his head. Pouya Niknafs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khosrow Alviri having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Cyrus Nouri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khosrow Alviri. Rackenford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cyrus Nouri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Habib Rezaei charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Habib Rezaei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rackenford booed when Crayford City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Habib Rezaei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khosrow Alviri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pouya Niknafs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Rackenford's goal looked a bit too open when Pouya Niknafs came free, but Khosrow Alviri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute Cyrus Nouri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khosrow Alviri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Rackenford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sahand Hasheminejad to maneuver through the defense. Khosrow Alviri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrus Nouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khosrow Alviri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cyrus Nouri went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. In the 94th minute Pouya Niknafs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khosrow Alviri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rackenford getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Heydar Sharifi hit a great ball.