m$p 1 - 1 kimia (389303697)

Dark skies made the crowd of 3322 at m$p Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Olivér Hamvasi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jens Büchner and Stefan Henriksson. People from all over Tehran had joined up for the derby. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for m$p. The following players had been chosen: Bafandegan - Mazra'e Farahani, Daraei Fard, Shabkhiz, Zand Karimi - Asgharieh, Houshmandzadeh, Abdi, Azangou - Amirpour, Imen.

kimia started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Kharshotor - Chaharkhatti, Bashokouh, Madmolil, Alamdar - Zarrini, Fooladfar, Arab, Borazjani - Seyyedi, Elhami.

After 4 minutes, kimia's A. Elhami made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. m$p's C. Azangou made an attempt at equalising 31 minutes into the match, coming in from the right, but the ball hit the post and the defence easily cleared the rebound. m$p's A. Amirpour put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 37 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. Halftime score was 1 - 1. m$p enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Down the middle came A. Elhami, making a fantastic play that nearly had kimia take the lead after 48 minutes, but F. Bafandegan preserved the tie. m$p created a good opportunity to score 81 minutes into the match when A. Amirpour's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. m$p had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

m$p's top performer was clearly F. Zand Karimi. However, F. Bafandegan made a disastrous appearance. kimia's best player was A. Elhami. J. Kharshotor was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.