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Purple Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ebi Daei got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in A.C. Purples's zone, Pouya Babakan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kianoosh Khalatbari came out of the goal and Pouya Babakan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 9 minutes, Ebi Daei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AliKhas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ebi Daei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ebi Daei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kianoosh Khalatbari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pouya Babakan's late challenge caught a A.C. Purples's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pouya Babakan helped the player get up and apologised. Pouya Babakan hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Pouya Babakan might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kianoosh Khalatbari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pouya Babakan ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in A.C. Purples's zone, Ebi Daei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kianoosh Khalatbari came out of the goal and Ebi Daei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Koohyar Artoonian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tirdad Pashazadeh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Hesam Abpakhshi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shaya Salehi struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Kianoosh Khalatbari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AliKhas FC. Pouya Babakan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 37 minutes, Pouya Babakan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AliKhas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pouya Babakan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AliKhas FC's Mohsen Bagheri got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mohsen Bagheri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mohsen Bagheri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ebi Daei in the 44th minute of play forced A.C. Purples's goalkeeper Kianoosh Khalatbari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ebi Daei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Koohyar Artoonian was the one to do the kick off. If Koohyar Artoonian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kianoosh Khalatbari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ebi Daei in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute Shaya Salehi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kianoosh Khalatbari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Maziar Barzegar 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. If Ebi Daei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohsen Bagheri in the 85th minute of play forced A.C. Purples's goalkeeper Kianoosh Khalatbari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AliKhas FC were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after A.C. Purples's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ebi Daei took the corner. The corner led AliKhas FC's Ebi Daei to fire away a dangerous shot which Kianoosh Khalatbari despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kianoosh Khalatbari didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ebi Daei went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Mohsen Bagheri might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kianoosh Khalatbari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohsen Bagheri ran back to his position shaking his head. Pouya Babakan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 98th match minute, AliKhas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naser samsami to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over AliKhas FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than A.C. Purples throughout the match.