National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Iran's goalkeeper Parviz Asslibasab had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh. 5 minutes into the match, Ali Karimi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 United Arab Emirates's Barrak Al Jalahma. Barrak Al Jalahma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 13 minutes into the match, U21 United Arab Emirates's goal looked a bit too open when Kianoosh Tabari came free, but Barrak Al Jalahma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 United Arab Emirates's Barrak Al Jalahma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kianoosh Tabari in the 14th minute of play. Parviz Asslibasab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aadil Al Harban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Parviz Asslibasab made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh in the 16th minute. Abtin Farnoudi charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abtin Farnoudi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 United Arab Emirates booed when U21 Iran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abtin Farnoudi didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 United Arab Emirates's Barrak Al Jalahma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abtin Farnoudi in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute of the match U21 Iran got a corner. U21 United Arab Emirates's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ali Karimi ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 Iran's Ali Karimi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Barrak Al Jalahma in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Parviz Asslibasab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaqoot Al Motaire in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Parviz Asslibasab was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. U21 Iran were furious when Shahrooz Dabiri was red carded, 27 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of U21 Iran:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 United Arab Emirates:s goal. Barrak Al Jalahma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kianoosh Tabari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adem Shalan charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adem Shalan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adem Shalan hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The supporters of U21 Iran booed when U21 United Arab Emirates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaqoot Al Motaire didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abtin Farnoudi to strike the kick off in the second half. Behnam Ghasemi hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute of the match Adem Shalan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Parviz Asslibasab showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Parviz Asslibasab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaqoot Al Motaire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Behnam Ghasemi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Barrak Al Jalahma came out and tried to block the shot, but Behnam Ghasemi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 70th minute. U21 United Arab Emirates's Ali Bo Shehri was substituted for Yaqoot Al Motaire. The referee felt a red card was in order, 74 minutes into the game, when Yaqoub Bo Resley put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of U21 United Arab Emirates:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Iran:s goal. Ali Bo Shehri kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Parviz Asslibasab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Bo Shehri, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of U21 Iran booed when U21 United Arab Emirates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adem Shalan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mortada Al Shaikh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Parviz Asslibasab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mosaed Al Shemali in the 94th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 United Arab Emirates booed when U21 Iran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahbod Jalaeepour didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the game, Mosaed Al Shemali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Parviz Asslibasab was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Iran had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.