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Surbiton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Arshia Mayelikohan made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Surbiton booed when Neasden City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sina Naghavian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Neasden City's zone, sam Fatehi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sina Alviri came out of the goal and sam Fatehi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Arshia Mayelikohan sped through Neasden City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sina Alviri. Mohsen Memarzadeh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omid Rouhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Shahab Badamaki came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Neasden City 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 Shahab Badamaki couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omid Rouhi in the 24th minute of play forced Surbiton's goalkeeper Mohsen Memarzadeh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Hami Shahroudi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Surbiton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hami Shahroudi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sina Alviri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arshia Mayelikohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Shahab Badamaki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohsen Memarzadeh having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arshia Mayelikohan in the 34th minute of play forced Neasden City's goalkeeper Sina Alviri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Surbiton's goal looked a bit too open when Omid Rouhi came free, but Mohsen Memarzadeh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Omid Rouhi to make the kick off. Hami Shahroudi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sina Alviri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arshia Mayelikohan in the 54th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shahab Badamaki in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohsen Memarzadeh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 58 minutes into the game, Omid Rouhi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mohsen Memarzadeh. Omid Rouhi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 61st minute Hami Shahroudi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sina Alviri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arshia Mayelikohan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sina Alviri having to interfere. Sina Alviri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hami Shahroudi's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Habib Derakhshan's late challenge caught a Neasden City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Habib Derakhshan helped the player get up and apologised. Mohsen Memarzadeh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omid Rouhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Hami Shahroudi 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. In the 100th minute, Neasden City's Shahab Badamaki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mohsen Memarzadeh. Mohsen Memarzadeh yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Neasden City walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.