League

Deddington Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arad Rahnama took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arash Mansouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hooshmand Rahimi having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Arad Rahnama kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Esfandiar Fatemi. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Esfandiar Fatemi was a little too slow when Arad Rahnama got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, Hamed Ghoreishi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hooshmand Rahimi. Deddington City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamed Ghoreishi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hamed Ghoreishi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Hooshmand Rahimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Esfandiar Fatemi managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Deddington City's Atash Modiri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 32 played minutes Deddington City got a freekick which was hit by Hootan Hashemian. Touraj Enayati hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cove's zone, Arad Rahnama stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esfandiar Fatemi came out of the goal and Arad Rahnama tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atash Modiri got free with Esfandiar Fatemi in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute of the match, Arad Rahnama tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Esfandiar Fatemi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 47th minute, Atash Modiri 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hamed Ghoreishi made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Atash Modiri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cove's Esfandiar Fatemi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Arad Rahnama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arad Rahnama in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esfandiar Fatemi saved Cove from getting behind. Esfandiar Fatemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atash Modiri in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Deddington City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armin Teymourian to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Cove's Teymour Ahmadzadeh broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 64 minutes, Sadra Ghayeghran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cove and the Deddington City players grew even worse after the yellow card. 65 minutes in the game, Atash Modiri dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kiarash Izadpanah during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Deddington City getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Kiarash Izadpanah hit a great ball. Hamed Ghoreishi struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Hooshmand Rahimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cove. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Siamak Fazeli during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cove's Arash Mansouri got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Atash Modiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esfandiar Fatemi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arad Rahnama's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. If Arad Rahnama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arad Rahnama received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Esfandiar Fatemi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atash Modiri in the 94th minute of play forced Cove's goalkeeper Esfandiar Fatemi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cove's Sadra Ghayeghran got a free kick in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Deddington City were the better team. Deddington City's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.