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Cleobury Mortimer St
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ebi Daei got the match started through his kick off. Omid Ferdowsi Pour struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Hesam Abpakhshi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cleobury Mortimer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omid Ferdowsi Pour in the 18th minute of play forced AliKhas FC's goalkeeper Hesam Abpakhshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hesam Abpakhshi was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Jalil Borhani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jalil Borhani really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Omid Ferdowsi Pour in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hesam Abpakhshi saved AliKhas FC from getting behind. Ebi Daei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Azad Eshkevari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cleobury Mortimer's goalkeeper Azad Eshkevari, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute Mohsen Bagheri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Azad Eshkevari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Cleobury Mortimer's Koosha Vaezi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hesam Abpakhshi. That made the score 2-1 after 37 minutes of play. In the 40th match minute, Cleobury Mortimer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahman Javaherian to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Cleobury Mortimer's zone, Ebi Daei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Azad Eshkevari 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. In the 46th minute Omid Ferdowsi Pour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hesam Abpakhshi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Omid Ferdowsi Pour stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ebi Daei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 56 played minutes AliKhas FC got a freekick which was hit by Pouya Babakan. Mohsen Bagheri hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cleobury Mortimer getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Koosha Vaezi hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, AliKhas FC's Naser samsami got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, AliKhas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Koosha Vaezi came free, but Hesam Abpakhshi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 played minutes AliKhas FC got a freekick which was hit by Ebi Daei. Shaya Salehi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Azad Eshkevari 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 Omid Ferdowsi Pour, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Shaya Salehi kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Hesam Abpakhshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koosha Vaezi in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Koosha Vaezi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hesam Abpakhshi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. AliKhas FC's Pouya Babakan got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Omid Ferdowsi Pour made a precise shot to the right of Hesam Abpakhshi. AliKhas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 88th match minute, Cleobury Mortimer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jalil Borhani to maneuver through the defense. Azad Eshkevari acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 89th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jafar Javaheri. Pouya Babakan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Azad Eshkevari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ebi Daei might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Azad Eshkevari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ebi Daei ran back to his position shaking his head. Pouya Babakan struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Azad Eshkevari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AliKhas FC. 96 minutes into the game, Cleobury Mortimer's Koosha Vaezi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hesam Abpakhshi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1.