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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohsen Talaei got the match started through his kick off. Royston's Mahyar Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jalil Azizi in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Royston's zone, Jalil Azizi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahyar Mansouri came out of the goal and Jalil Azizi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Academy Lore's Asad Aghili in 10 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Mahyar Mansouri guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 18 minutes into the match, Asad Aghili had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mahyar Mansouri. Royston's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Asad Aghili was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asad Aghili got free with Mahyar Mansouri in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Asad Aghili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Academy Lore's Jalil Azizi got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Asad Aghili's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Mahyar Mansouri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 38 minutes, Arsalnn Babaei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academy Lore's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arsalnn Babaei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Royston's Shaya Naghdabadi got a free kick in the 39th minute.

Mohsen Talaei scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shahab Sharifinasab, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Behrad Rezaei kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. When Jalil Azizi came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Academy Lore 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 Jalil Azizi couldn't finish the play. Asad Aghili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Mahyar Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahyar Mansouri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asad Aghili, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Royston's Mahyar Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asad Aghili in the 73rd minute of play. With a little luck, Academy Lore's Shahab Sharifinasab got control of the ball when Anoush Mansouri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Academy Lore's Asad Aghili got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mahyar Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammad Reza samsami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Royston's Mahyar Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asad Aghili in the 81st minute of play. If Mohammad Reza samsami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Jalil Azizi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mahyar Mansouri was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Academy Lore's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.