League

Leyland
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Leyland FC's Ehsan Ghasemlou 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. Touraj Rezazadeh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Payam Babakan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Touraj Rezazadeh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Payam Babakan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to South Shields getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Salar Azizi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salar Azizi in the 19th minute of play forced Leyland FC's goalkeeper Payam Babakan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Salar Azizi came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the South Shields 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 Salar Azizi couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Touraj Rezazadeh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Payam Babakan was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Touraj Rezazadeh struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Payam Babakan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for South Shields. Salar Azizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Payam Babakan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ehsan Ghasemlou came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Leyland 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 Ehsan Ghasemlou couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Leyland FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salar Azizi came free, but Payam Babakan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Touraj Rezazadeh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Leyland FC's zone, Salar Azizi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Payam Babakan came out of the goal and Salar Azizi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salar Azizi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salar Azizi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salar Azizi made a kick off. Rashid Kaebi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ehsan Ghasemlou, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Esmaeel Dabiri kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Ehsan Ghasemlou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leyland FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ehsan Ghasemlou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rashid Kaebi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rashid Kaebi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ehsan Ghasemlou, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Touraj Rezazadeh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Payam Babakan having to interfere. Touraj Rezazadeh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Payam Babakan made a huge save. Iraj Hasheminejad's late challenge caught a South Shields's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iraj Hasheminejad helped the player get up and apologised. After 73 played minutes Leyland FC got a freekick which was hit by Iraj Hasheminejad. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Touraj Rezazadeh managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Shields's supporters rose to their feet, but Touraj Rezazadeh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Payam Babakan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Touraj Rezazadeh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Payam Babakan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salar Azizi in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Payam Babakan saved Leyland FC from getting behind. Payam Babakan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Touraj Rezazadeh in the 82nd minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Touraj Rezazadeh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Shields's supporters crossed their fingers, but Touraj Rezazadeh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Touraj Rezazadeh's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Payam Babakan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some careless play in the South Shields defense, Ehsan Ghasemlou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rashid Kaebi. The South Shields fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rashid Kaebi should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Touraj Rezazadeh got free with Payam Babakan in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. South Shields were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.