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Bury St Edmunds Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abou Ali Bengar kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hamid Lankarani got free with Pouya Alipour in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 15 in the game by Hamid Lankarani from a close distance when the talented Pouya Alipour managed to make a qualified save. Harlow FC's players were relieved. Payam Nateghi might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dara Taslimi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Payam Nateghi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Hamid Lankarani got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Harlow FC's Pouya Alipour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abou Ali Bengar in the 27th minute of play. Abou Ali Bengar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abou Ali Bengar 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. With a little luck, Harlow FC's Pouya Alipour got control of the ball when Hamid Lankarani tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Harlow FC defense, Hamid Lankarani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pouya Alipour. The Harlow FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pouya Alipour should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Abou Ali Bengar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bury St Edmunds's supporters rose to their feet, but Abou Ali Bengar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pouya Alipour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hamid Lankarani struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Pouya Alipour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bury St Edmunds. Bury St Edmunds's Abou Ali Bengar got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamid Lankarani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

If Hamid Lankarani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 56 played minutes Harlow FC got a freekick which was hit by Ebi Pious. Hamid Lankarani struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Pouya Alipour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bury St Edmunds. Harlow FC's Pouya Alipour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abou Ali Bengar in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Lankarani in the 62nd minute of play forced Harlow FC's goalkeeper Pouya Alipour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pouya Alipour stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamid Lankarani's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Hamid Lankarani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bury St Edmunds's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamid Lankarani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pouya Alipour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Bury St Edmunds's zone, Iraj Fatemi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dara Taslimi came out of the goal and Iraj Fatemi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dara Taslimi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iraj Fatemi in the 72nd minute. In the 76th minute Hamid Lankarani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pouya Alipour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ebi Pious was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. Pouya Alipour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Lankarani in the 79th minute of the match. Bury St Edmunds's Hamid Lankarani got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abou Ali Bengar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pouya Alipour having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Harlow FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bury St Edmunds:s goal. Harlow FC:s Pouya Alipour showed great skill when he stopped Mehrak Omrani:s penalty. When Jafar Talebi fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bury St Edmunds's protests and gave Jafar Talebi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 98th minute, Jafar Talebi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that Bury St Edmunds were the better team. Bury St Edmunds's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.