League

Middleton
Spectators: 9261 (Terracing: 6947, Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mahbod Hasheminejad kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 8 in the game by Mahbod Hasheminejad from a close distance when the talented Shahrooz Fazeli managed to make a qualified save. Pasargad FC's players were relieved. Shahrooz Fazeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahbod Hasheminejad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahbod Hasheminejad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Shahrooz Fazeli made a huge save. Shayan Habibi kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Morad Fazeli in the 22nd minute of play forced Middleton's goalkeeper Gilberto Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Mahbod Hasheminejad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Middleton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mahbod Hasheminejad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Afshin Mirzapour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shahrooz Fazeli having to interfere. After 28 minutes, Mahbod Hasheminejad made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Pasargad FC's Shahrooz Fazeli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mahbod Hasheminejad got free with Shahrooz Fazeli in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 41 minutes, Teymour Kianian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pasargad FC and the Middleton players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afshin Mirzapour in the 44th minute of play forced Pasargad FC's goalkeeper Shahrooz Fazeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Mansoor Zahraei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kambiz Abedzadeh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kambiz Abedzadeh in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilberto Galo saved Middleton from getting behind. In the 54th match minute, Pasargad FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teymour Kianian to maneuver through the defense. Esmaeel Nakisa hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Sepehr Ghayeghran charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sepehr Ghayeghran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Middleton booed when Pasargad FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sepehr Ghayeghran didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th match minute, Pasargad FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sepehr Ghayeghran to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Pasargad FC's Kambiz Abedzadeh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gilberto Galo. Gilberto Galo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Shahrooz Fazeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mahbod Hasheminejad in the 72nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Mahbod Hasheminejad sped through Pasargad FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Shahrooz Fazeli. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Mahbod Hasheminejad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Middleton's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahbod Hasheminejad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shahrooz Fazeli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mahbod Hasheminejad scored 4-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shahrooz Fazeli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shahrooz Fazeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shayan Habibi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Middleton fully deserved thier win.