League

Sawtry Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sawtry's Abtin Heshmatzadeh started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Luizinho Lopes fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BAD GREEN BOYS's protests and gave Luizinho Lopes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Sawtry was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abtin Heshmatzadeh to maneuver through the defense. Eliseu Meireles struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Massoud Ghotbi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BAD GREEN BOYS. Mehrzad Majidi kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 13 minutes of play, BAD GREEN BOYS's Faraz samsami made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Massoud Ghotbi was left in no man's land by his defense there! BAD GREEN BOYS's Di Peng Chen got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Massoud Ghotbi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faraz samsami, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Mehrzad Majidi took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jimmy Linquist to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faraz samsami in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Massoud Ghotbi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Salar Bagheri charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salar Bagheri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes Sawtry got a freekick which was hit by Salar Bagheri. After 38 played minutes, BAD GREEN BOYS's Baykan Yazgan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Massoud Ghotbi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BAD GREEN BOYS reached it. Massoud Ghotbi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rakhshan Parsivand, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half BAD GREEN BOYS were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faraz samsami was the one to do the kick off. Jimmy Linquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gholam Reza Fallah Hamidabadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to BAD GREEN BOYS getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Boleslaw Sienkiewicz hit a great ball. A collision led to BAD GREEN BOYS getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Zdzislaw Pankiewicz hit a great ball. BAD GREEN BOYS's Hossein Ghayeghran was substituted for Faraz samsami. Zdzislaw Pankiewicz hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Massoud Ghotbi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hossein Ghayeghran in the 60th minute. A collision led to BAD GREEN BOYS getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Hossein Ghayeghran hit a great ball. A collision led to Sawtry getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kaveh Amirabadi hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute Abtin Heshmatzadeh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmy Linquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Parham Nekounam hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Sawtry's Massoud Ghotbi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Sawtry from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Di Peng Chen sped through Sawtry's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Massoud Ghotbi. Massoud Ghotbi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Parham Nekounam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sawtry's Mehrzad Majidi got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the match was over BAD GREEN BOYS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sawtry throughout the match.