Omid.Mahallat 2 - 0 esteghlal (379442179)

Clear skies welcomed the 1075 spectators who had made their way to Omid Stadium. Elpidio Buchinier was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jozef Berlijn and Bastien Kanthen. Omid.Mahallat tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Matić - Andouri, Samiei, Storch, Wiedey - Bamedi, Villaverde, Paukovits, Krendl, Nazari - Ruttolo.

esteghlal decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: 財富 (Caifu) - Mahdavi, Aminpour, Ghiringhelli, Emsperger - Valtee, Stoimchev, Anjam, Johari, Irani - Petikyan.

It was an obvious ambition of Omid.Mahallat to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The wings were the focus of most of esteghlal's attacks today. 2 minutes into the game, esteghlal wanted to bring some new energy to their game. S. Anjam gave E. Ahadi a quick hug as he left the field. H. Petikyan would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. B. Hajivand entered the game for esteghlal as the match clock showed 2 minutes. S. Villaverde's lack of experience almost gave esteghlal a goal after 16 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 31 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Omid.Mahallat fans erupted in celebration as J. Ruttolo rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Omid.Mahallat enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

The Omid.Mahallat players could smell victory in the air. A. Andouri wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for L. Eichenberger after 46 minutes. A. Samiei left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Luisetti was the replacement. N. Matić was the new captain of Omid.Mahallat - handed the armband by the departing player. J. Ruttolo struck a 30 metre free kick home 67 minutes into the match. 2 - 0 for the home team. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, J. Ruttolo got himself booked. The manager of Omid.Mahallat was not happy. After 75 minutes esteghlal's H. Stoimchev limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. esteghlal almost scored after a swift counterattack 83 minutes into the game, but H. Stoimchev put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Omid.Mahallat's P. Nazari refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 87 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Omid.Mahallat, with 56 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Omid.Mahallat player was without a doubt L. Eichenberger. On the other hand, G. Paukovits's play was disheartening. J. Mahdavi performed admirably for esteghlal. E. Ahadi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.