Erfan 0 - 0 aria2 (389283508)

Clear skies welcomed the 37500 spectators who had made their way to sisil Arena. Valdemar Antunes was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Paul M. Fjällmar and Augustin Štefan. The derby had been the talk of Tehran all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. Erfan started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Serrano Rubiera - Yáñez-Fajardo, Sudiro, Amoroso - Marcussen, Rovekamp, Claverie, Kaketsis, Forrester - Coleman, Balzani.

aria2 had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Palou - Portas, Paciotti, Hook - Blottière, Lutz, Silfwerman, Piberger, Bagarauskis - Franchini, Nilsen.

aria2 saw most attack opportunities on the wings. aria2's M. Silfwerman got himself booked for a foul. Erfan had a good opportunity to take the lead as A. Marcussen came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of J. Palou. aria2 had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. 39 minutes into the game, M. Hook was a hair's breadth away from giving aria2 the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by A. Serrano Rubiera saved the home team that time. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Erfan claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

D. Coleman of Erfan was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. As the 50 minute mark approached, the Erfan coach decided it was time for a substitution. E. Kaketsis reluctantly made way for T. Robbiati on the pitch. 60 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a aria2 substitution. J. Michineau came on for G. Franchini. 60 minutes into the match, the aria2 manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. Priding himself in being an active coach, the aria2 manager gave new instructions to his players after 60 minutes. After 60 minutes, the aria2 coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. 60 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Erfan to take the lead after a good cross from the right found J. Rovekamp alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. After 70 minutes, the Erfan coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving D. Coleman off the field. M. Iezzo took his place. After 72 minutes aria2's C. Piberger contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. V. Balzani would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. G. Molina entered the game for Erfan as the match clock showed 79 minutes. 80 minutes into the game, aria2 wanted to bring some new energy to their game. C. Piberger gave N. Ćosić a quick hug as he left the field. Possession in this half belonged to Erfan, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Erfan's best player was J. Rovekamp. On the other hand, A. Marcussen's play was disheartening. aria2's top performer was clearly G. Nilsen. E. Bagarauskis was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 0.