League

Lavendon Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Atash Pahlavi kicked off to start the match. Koohyar Artoonian struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Mehrab Jahromi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.C. Purples. After 7 minutes of play, Lavendon AFC's Arzhang Asslibasab made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kianoosh Khalatbari was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Arzhang Asslibasab got free with Kianoosh Khalatbari in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kianoosh Khalatbari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shahrdad Kaebi in the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arzhang Asslibasab got free with Kianoosh Khalatbari in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kianoosh Khalatbari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atash Pahlavi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Kianoosh Khalatbari successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lavendon AFC's Mehrab Jahromi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tirdad Pashazadeh in the 25th minute of play. Kianoosh Khalatbari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atash Pahlavi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehrab Jahromi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tirdad Pashazadeh, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Hirad Taghavi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Mehrab Jahromi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dara Alavi fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lavendon AFC's protests and gave Dara Alavi a yellow card for diving instead. After 38 played minutes Lavendon AFC got a freekick which was hit by Dara Alavi. A collision led to A.C. Purples getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Mehrak Moradian hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shahrdad Kaebi got free with Kianoosh Khalatbari in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Majid Razzaghi charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Majid Razzaghi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Koohyar Artoonian made a kick off. After 54 minutes, Tirdad Pashazadeh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.C. Purples and the Lavendon AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Atash Pahlavi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kianoosh Khalatbari having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in A.C. Purples's zone, Atash Pahlavi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kianoosh Khalatbari came out of the goal and Atash Pahlavi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hirad Taghavi charged in rather forcefully in the 67th 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. A collision led to A.C. Purples getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Hirad Taghavi hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Lavendon AFC's goalkeeper Mehrab Jahromi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koohyar Artoonian. Mehrab Jahromi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koohyar Artoonian's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Shahrdad Kaebi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to A.C. Purples getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Akbar Omranzadeh hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lavendon AFC's zone, Makan Sanei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehrab Jahromi came out of the goal and Makan Sanei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lavendon AFC's Mehrab Jahromi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Lavendon AFC from getting a goal against them. A.C. Purples's Kianoosh Khalatbari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atash Pahlavi in the 95th minute of play.