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Spectators: 8883 (Terracing: 6883, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Zakaria Javaherian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammad Reza Karobi having to interfere. Hossein Alviri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 14 minutes, Zakaria Javaherian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wanstead's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zakaria Javaherian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 18 minutes of play, Wanstead's Hossein Alviri made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohammad Reza Karobi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zakaria Javaherian blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohammad Reza Karobi having to make a save. 26 minutes into the match, Petros United's goal looked a bit too open when Hossein Alviri came free, but Mohammad Reza Karobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohammad Reza Karobi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zakaria Javaherian's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Hossein Alviri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mohammad Reza Karobi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hossein Alviri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Mohammad Reza Karobi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zakaria Javaherian took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mohammad Reza Karobi. Mohammad Reza Karobi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 41 minutes into the match, Wanstead's Changeez Kazemzadeh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mohammad Reza Karobi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 44 minutes into the game, Wanstead's Zakaria Javaherian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohammad Reza Karobi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when sam Abadian made the kick off in the second half. Hadi Omidvar kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Zakaria Javaherian might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mohammad Reza Karobi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zakaria Javaherian ran back to his position shaking his head. Shahrokh Ghayeghran kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Petros United's goal looked a bit too open when Zakaria Javaherian came free, but Mohammad Reza Karobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hossein Alviri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petros United's Mohammad Reza Karobi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Petros United from getting a goal against them. Kasra Mirzaei charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kasra Mirzaei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th match minute, Petros United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasra Mirzaei to maneuver through the defense. When Zakaria Javaherian came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Wanstead 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 Zakaria Javaherian couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Petros United's Kasra Mirzaei got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute Zakaria Javaherian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammad Reza Karobi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Petros United's goal looked a bit too open when Zakaria Javaherian came free, but Mohammad Reza Karobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wanstead's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.