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ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sina Taheri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Changeez Firoozabadi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stig-Åke Ekegren firmly grabbed it by the left post. Stig-Åke Ekegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behrad Hojjati in the 11th minute of the match. Soroush Yavari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Stig-Åke Ekegren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kiumars Babakan came free, but Stig-Åke Ekegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Behrad Hojjati 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 defensive mix-up in ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s zone, Sina Taheri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jahanshah Rafipour came out of the goal and Sina Taheri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jahanshah Rafipour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmad Reza Ghods, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After a rather tough play, ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Kiumars Babakan got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Ahmad Reza Ghods 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. After having played for 48 minutes, Sina Taheri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ali Daei FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sina Taheri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Behrad Hojjati stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Behrad Hojjati 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. A collision led to ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Behrang Ferdowsi Pour hit a great ball. A collision led to Ali Daei FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Yaghoub Shamsaei hit a great ball. Stig-Åke Ekegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soroush Yavari in the 60th minute of the match. Jahanshah Rafipour made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sina Taheri in the 64th minute. ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Jahanshah Rafipour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ from getting a goal against them. After 72 played minutes Ali Daei FC got a freekick which was hit by Jahandar behzadpoor. Behrad Hojjati hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Ali Daei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Behrad Hojjati came free, but Stig-Åke Ekegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Behrad Hojjati blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stig-Åke Ekegren having to make a save. ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ made a substitution. Ebrahim Daneshjou replaced Kiumars Babakan. If Soroush Yavari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Soroush Yavari took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stig-Åke Ekegren. Stig-Åke Ekegren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 91st minute, Soroush Yavari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Stig-Åke Ekegren came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Behrad Hojjati. But to his dismay, Behrad Hojjati quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ali Daei FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.