League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 100) Mahbod Hasheminejad made the kick off and thus started the match. Afshin Mirzapour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kianoosh Khalatbari having to interfere. After 7th play minutes Mahbod Hasheminejad shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Kianoosh Khalatbari and just under the crossbar into goal. A.C. Purples's Kianoosh Khalatbari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahbod Hasheminejad in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in A.C. Purples's zone, Afshin Mirzapour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kianoosh Khalatbari came out of the goal and Afshin Mirzapour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahbod Hasheminejad in the 16th minute of play forced A.C. Purples's goalkeeper Kianoosh Khalatbari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.C. Purples's Kianoosh Khalatbari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afshin Mirzapour in the 17th minute of play. The Middleton fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Middleton's Mahbod Hasheminejad looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 23 minutes into the game, Middleton's Mahbod Hasheminejad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kianoosh Khalatbari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 27th minute, Tirdad Pashazadeh made a precise shot to the right of Gilberto Galo. Middleton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 31stth minute of the game Mahbod Hasheminejad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.C. Purples's Kianoosh Khalatbari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Mahbod Hasheminejad put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Kianoosh Khalatbari. Afshin Mirzapour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45thth minute of the game Mahbod Hasheminejad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.C. Purples's Kianoosh Khalatbari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The wind increased when Koohyar Artoonian made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Koohyar Artoonian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilberto Galo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Mahbod Hasheminejad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Kianoosh Khalatbari made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mahbod Hasheminejad in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kianoosh Khalatbari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. From close distance Mahbod Hasheminejad pressed in the 2-6 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 62 minutes into the game. Afshin Mirzapour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kianoosh Khalatbari having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mahbod Hasheminejad in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kianoosh Khalatbari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 72 minutes into the match, Middleton's Afshin Mirzapour sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kianoosh Khalatbari narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to A.C. Purples getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Amir Parsa Bozorgzadeh hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Middleton's Amin Ghobadi in action when he in the 75th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 76th minute of the game, Rashid Khalatbari landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Iraj Hasanzadeh charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iraj Hasanzadeh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Middleton's Shervin Zarghami was substituted for Rashid Khalatbari. Iraj Hasanzadeh kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Hirad Taghavi charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hirad Taghavi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes A.C. Purples got a freekick which was hit by Hirad Taghavi. If Mahbod Hasheminejad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahbod Hasheminejads short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Kianoosh Khalatbari to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 93rd minute, A.C. Purples's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Afshin Mirzapour fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mahbod Hasheminejads short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Kianoosh Khalatbari to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.