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ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Farzan Alinejad made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Battle's Farzan Alinejad got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A collision led to Battle getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Pasha Javaherian hit a great ball. A collision led to ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Soroush Yavari hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Farzan Alinejad during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Battle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farzan Alinejad to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Changeez Firoozabadi during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th minute, Changeez Firoozabadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Changeez Firoozabadi in the 20th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Changeez Firoozabadi got free with Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 25 played minutes Battle got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Reza Niknafs. 26 minutes into the match, ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Faraz Emad broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Soroush Yavari's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Soroush Yavari sent off a good shot on target. When Soroush Yavari came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ 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 Soroush Yavari couldn't finish the play. Pasha Javaherian charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pasha Javaherian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün was a little too slow when Behrad Hojjati got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 1-0. A hard shot 47 in the game by Changeez Firoozabadi from a close distance when the talented Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün managed to make a qualified save. Battle's players were relieved. Battle's Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behrad Hojjati in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Behrad Hojjati was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Behrad Hojjati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute Behrad Hojjati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Battle's Pasha Javaherian got a free kick in the 57th minute. Battle's Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ebrahim Daneshjou in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Battle's goal looked a bit too open when Ebrahim Daneshjou came free, but Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Battle's goal looked a bit too open when Changeez Firoozabadi came free, but Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Behrad Hojjati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün. Battle's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Behrad Hojjati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behrad Hojjati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™ booed when Battle was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohammad Reza Niknafs didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faraz Emad in the 71st minute of play forced Battle's goalkeeper Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Battle defense, Behrad Hojjati kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün. The Battle fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün should have stopped the shot. After 75 minutes of play, ⓂⒺⒼⒶ ⒸⓊⓅ ⒻⒸ™'s Soroush Yavari made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gholam Ghorbani's late challenge caught a Battle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gholam Ghorbani helped the player get up and apologised. Gholam Ghorbani kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Parham Taghavi got free with Jahanshah Rafipour in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behrad Hojjati in the 88th minute of the match. Battle's Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Changeez Firoozabadi in the 93rd minute of play. Ahmet Koralp Şafakgün came out of the goal in the 96th 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 5-0.