League

Birkenhead Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yahya Talaei made the kick off and thus started the match. Faramarz Torabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gholam Reza Bagheri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Faramarz Torabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gholam Reza Bagheri, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 5th play minutes Abou Ali Modiri shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Faramarz Torabi and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 11th minute Gholam Reza Bagheri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faramarz Torabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Birkenhead getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Pirooz Talebi hit a great ball. Birkenhead's Faramarz Torabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faramarz Torabi saved Birkenhead from getting behind. Faramarz Torabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gholam Reza Bagheri, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When Gholam Reza Bagheri came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Pahlavi AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gholam Reza Bagheri couldn't finish the play. Yahya Talaei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Kamal Khakpour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 25th minute of play forced Birkenhead's goalkeeper Faramarz Torabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Birkenhead's goal looked a bit too open when Abou Ali Modiri came free, but Faramarz Torabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee gave Birkenhead a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rahim Ghoreishi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pahlavi AFC's Kamal Khakpour. 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abou Ali Modiri in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faramarz Torabi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faramarz Torabi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 46 minutes into the game, Abou Ali Modiri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Faramarz Torabi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

55 minutes into the match, Pahlavi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yahya Talaei came free, but Kamal Khakpour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Birkenhead were awarded a corner. Rahim Ghoreishi went to the cornerflag to take it. With splendid footwork Gholam Reza Bagheri arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-3 by the left pole in the game's 58th minute. Gholam Reza Bagheri in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Faramarz Torabi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Abou Ali Modiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pahlavi AFC's Kamal Khakpour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsalnn Bazargan in the 78th minute of play. Faramarz Torabi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. Ahmad Reza Ghoreishi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Faramarz Torabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abou Ali Modiri in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute Gholam Reza Bagheri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faramarz Torabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abou Ali Modiri kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Pahlavi AFC played a much better game than Birkenhead and deserved their victory. The Birkenhead players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.