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Cove Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hamed Ghoreishi kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes in the game, Hamed Ghoreishi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arash Hajrezaei having to interfere. Hamed Ghoreishi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 10th minute. Cove's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Arash Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esfandiar Fatemi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Farrokh Shahroudi in the 15th minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cove's goalkeeper Esfandiar Fatemi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Arash Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, Farzin Forouzan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cove's Esfandiar Fatemi. Esfandiar Fatemi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Arash Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cove's supporters rose to their feet, but Arash Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arash Hajrezaei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Hamed Ghoreishi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arash Mansouri in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arash Hajrezaei, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Farrokh Shahroudi struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Esfandiar Fatemi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lunatics.fc. 46 minutes into the game, Habib Shirazi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Esfandiar Fatemi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Habib Shirazi made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Lunatics.fc getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Rashid Parvin hit a great ball. If Hamed Ghoreishi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Cove's goalkeeper Esfandiar Fatemi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Farrokh Shahroudi. If Farrokh Shahroudi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farrokh Shahroudi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esfandiar Fatemi having to interfere. Hamed Ghoreishi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hamed Ghoreishi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rashid Parvin charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rashid Parvin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rashid Parvin hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Cove's Esfandiar Fatemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habib Shirazi in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 played minutes Cove got a freekick which was hit by Sadra Ghayeghran. Farrokh Shahroudi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Esfandiar Fatemi made a huge save. In the 75th minute Habib Shirazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esfandiar Fatemi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Cove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atash Kazemzadeh to maneuver through the defense. Esfandiar Fatemi was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Farzin Forouzan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Farzin Forouzan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 90 minutes into the match, Cove's Hamed Ghoreishi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arash Hajrezaei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arash Hajrezaei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sadra Ghayeghran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Cove supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lunatics.fc's performance. The match ended with a win for Lunatics.fc.