League

Beeston
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bamdad Ansarifard started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Rostam Fazel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pahlavi AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rostam Fazel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shaya Iranian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Stockport getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Zakaria Pious hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Esmaeel Baghaei Naeeni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stockport's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pahlavi AFC the free kick. In the 15th minute, Gholam Reza Bagheri fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Shaya Iranian, passed just outside the right post. Rahim Hashemian kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Abou Ali Modiri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Shaya Iranian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kamal Khakpour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zakaria Pious in the 20th minute of the match. Abou Ali Modiris short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Shaya Iranian to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shaya Iranian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kamal Khakpour came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Stockport's Zakaria Pious. But to his dismay, Zakaria Pious quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 36th match minute, Stockport was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zakaria Pious to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute of the match Sahand Ansarifard shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shaya Iranian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 39th minute, Gholam Reza Bagheri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shaya Iranian was a little too slow when Gholam Reza Bagheri got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 3-1. Shahab Omrani kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Pahlavi AFC's Gholam Reza Bagheri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shaya Iranian. That made the score 4-1 after 48 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

55 minutes into the match, Stockport's goal looked a bit too open when Gholam Reza Bagheri came free, but Shaya Iranian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gholam Reza Bagheri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shaya Iranian having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Pahlavi AFC's zone, Zakaria Pious stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamal Khakpour came out of the goal and Zakaria Pious tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kamal Khakpour made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zakaria Pious in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Gholam Reza Bagheri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shaya Iranian was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. 77 minutes into the game, Pahlavi AFC's Gholam Reza Bagheri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shaya Iranian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Shaya Iranian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abou Ali Modiri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Pahlavi AFC's zone, Rahim Hashemian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamal Khakpour came out of the goal and Rahim Hashemian 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 86 minutes, Gholam Reza Bagheri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pahlavi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gholam Reza Bagheri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 95th minute of play forced Stockport's goalkeeper Shaya Iranian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 98 minutes of play, Pahlavi AFC's Abou Ali Modiri made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shaya Iranian was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Pahlavi AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.