League

Naghsh Jahan
Spectators: 10893 (Terracing: 8171, Seating: 2505, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sina Taheri made the kick off which started today's match. 9 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arsalnn Sajjadi came free, but Stig-Åke Ekegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ali Daei FC's Sina Taheri in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye باشگاه سپاهان's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the match, İlyas Mecnun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stig-Åke Ekegren, 2-0. Stig-Åke Ekegren made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Arsalnn Sajjadi sent off a good shot on target. After 16 played minutes Ali Daei FC got a freekick which was hit by Hadi Hosseini. In the 19th match minute, Ali Daei FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rahim Habibi to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute İlyas Mecnun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig-Åke Ekegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ali Daei FC's Hadi Hosseini got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Stig-Åke Ekegren came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by باشگاه سپاهان's Salar Jahromi. But to his dismay, Salar Jahromi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsalnn Sajjadi in the 28th minute of play forced Ali Daei FC's goalkeeper Stig-Åke Ekegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig-Åke Ekegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsalnn Sajjadi in the 29th minute of the match. Stig-Åke Ekegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İlyas Mecnun in the 34th minute of play. After 38 minutes, Brak Gola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the باشگاه سپاهان and the Ali Daei FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in باشگاه سپاهان's zone, Rahim Habibi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florin Aldescu came out of the goal and Rahim Habibi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sina Taheri struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Florin Aldescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ali Daei FC. In the 43rd minute, باشگاه سپاهان's İlyas Mecnun dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Sattar Iranian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Florin Aldescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Stig-Åke Ekegren came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by باشگاه سپاهان's Ögri Schrenk. But to his dismay, Ögri Schrenk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Stig-Åke Ekegren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlyas Mecnun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ali Daei FC defense, İlyas Mecnun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stig-Åke Ekegren. The Ali Daei FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stig-Åke Ekegren should have stopped the shot. Stig-Åke Ekegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlyas Mecnun, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 85 minutes Ali Daei FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Igor Marud who took care of the corner kick. Stig-Åke Ekegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsalnn Sajjadi in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Salar Jahromi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The باشگاه سپاهان fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Stig-Åke Ekegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlyas Mecnun in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. باشگاه سپاهان had played much better football throughout.