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Kermanshah Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Zakaria Alinejad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ebi Daei in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Kermanshah's goal looked a bit too open when Mohsen Bagheri came free, but Zakaria Alinejad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Abou Ali Javaherian fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kermanshah's protests and gave Abou Ali Javaherian a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th minute, Ebi Daei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zakaria Alinejad was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jafar Javaheri scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zakaria Alinejad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jafar Javaheri in the 24th minute of play forced Kermanshah's goalkeeper Zakaria Alinejad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serjik Sohrabpour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serjik Sohrabpour kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, AliKhas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arya Parsi to maneuver through the defense. Heydar Kazemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AliKhas FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 48th minute, when Ardavan Hojjati scored to the left of an out of position Hesam Abpakhshi, making the score, 2-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ebi Daei to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ardavan Hojjati in the 54th minute of play forced AliKhas FC's goalkeeper Hesam Abpakhshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Farzin Samereh in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AliKhas FC's Pouya Mayelikohan. Heydar Kazemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ardavan Hojjati blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hesam Abpakhshi having to make a save. Mohsen Bagheri kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Ardavan Hojjati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Hesam Abpakhshi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hesam Abpakhshi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardavan Hojjati, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 87 played minutes AliKhas FC got a freekick which was hit by Mohsen Bagheri. Heydar Kazemi took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hesam Abpakhshi. Hesam Abpakhshi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Hesam Abpakhshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ardavan Hojjati in the 95th minute of play. Zakaria Alinejad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaya Salehi in the 97th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.