vxz 2 - 7 HAMADAN.FC (389302123)

It had rained all day, but 6155 hardy fans still made it out to saeed-2012. Luc Vital was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ariel Bitel and Christopher Fahrtuch. vxz decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Delfan - Babouei, Agha Ali, Azadmanesh, Asgharzadeh - Samieenejad, Rashki, Mehrkam, Malzoumati - Nadri, Haseli.

HAMADAN.FC tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Koppány - Kahler, Nuovo, Gebhart, Măndică - Popov, Loyola, Brinkmann, Ehrtmann - Yurtsever, Mathieu.

HAMADAN.FC clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. vxz's I. Nadri tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. HAMADAN.FC's D. Yurtsever managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 7 minutes. 0 - 1. S. Azadmanesh didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. 10 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as R. Kahler finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The visitors' L. Mathieu took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 13 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for HAMADAN.FC. A penalty was awarded after 21 minutes, and P. Brinkmann made the most of his chance to put HAMADAN.FC up by another goal. 0 - 4 for the visitors. It was 0 - 4 at the break. HAMADAN.FC claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

After 47 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for D. Yurtsever who increased HAMADAN.FC's lead to 0 - 5. After 54 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed R. Kahler to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. The players of HAMADAN.FC now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. A well placed corner kick from Z. Rashki was followed by I. Nadri's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for vxz, the score now 1 - 6. 64 minutes into the game, HAMADAN.FC worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. G. Ehrtmann wanted to play on, but the HAMADAN.FC coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 65 minutes into the game by B. Kozić. Content with how the game was proceeding, the HAMADAN.FC coach let P. Gack replace P. Brinkmann after 65 minutes. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, D. Popov took over the role of being the HAMADAN.FC captain. The HAMADAN.FC players could smell victory in the air. D. Yurtsever wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for F. Seyyedi after 70 minutes. It took several tries, but vxz managed to break through on the left after 70 minutes, getting the ball to Y. Asgharzadeh who easily reduced the lead to make the score 2 - 6. As the match clock hit 71 minutes, HAMADAN.FC regrouped to try and keep their initiative in the game. L. Mathieu high-fived F. Seyyedi as they swapped positions on the team. With 79 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed R. Kahler of HAMADAN.FC to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 2 - 7. That made three goals for R. Kahler and he was marked down for the hat trick. The home crowd cheered when, after 82 minutes, R. Kahler's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. 85 minutes into the match vxz's M. Samieenejad viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. HAMADAN.FC fans were dismayed when it was apparent no substitutes remained after R. Kahler's injury. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by HAMADAN.FC, with 56 percent of the ball.

vxz's best player was I. Nadri. However, F. Agha Ali made a disastrous appearance. Most important HAMADAN.FC player was L. Mathieu. L. Măndică on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 7.