SORKH 4 - 3 KOLONIA (393373964)

Due to an all-day shower, 1278 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at saderat roz. Mattia Guerrieri was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sansón Caravantes and Gaitán Munitis. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for SORKH. The following players took the field: Algreen - Fakhireh, Khodamoradi, Hosseinipajouh - Ahmari, Picot, Akker, Landais, Baur - Stenfeldt, Iran Manesh.

KOLONIA started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Pascual Pérez - Girichidis, Markoyiannakis, Lopes Pereira, Gkoutis - Kasimidis, Pechan, Antonatos, Kavazis - Vekris, Leventakis.

SORKH mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. KOLONIA saw most attack opportunities on the wings. KOLONIA took the lead after S. Pechan curved a free kick into the net. 0 - 1 A. Kasimidis slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. S. Hosseinipajouh was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a SORKH counterattack from the left after 13 minutes. His neat finish made the score 1 - 1. SORKH players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. SORKH's S. Fakhireh was shown a yellow card after 23 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, A. Gkoutis of KOLONIA spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. It was obvious that KOLONIA had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. 27 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but Y. Leventakis, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. 32 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for SORKH was S. Iran Manesh. KOLONIA's Y. Markoyiannakis got himself booked for a foul. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but S. Iran Manesh showed great heart and had a good game. Y. Leventakis tied the game at 2 - 2 after 36 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. 2 - 2 was the halftime score. KOLONIA enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

As the 60 minute mark approached, the SORKH coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Iran Manesh reluctantly made way for S. Amirzadegan on the pitch. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of KOLONIA's S. Pechan after 62 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 2 - 3 lead. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed SORKH's coach gave E. Azargoun the opportunity the player had been hoping for. J. Landais reluctantly left the field. A. Lundahl was called on to replace KOLONIA's Y. Leventakis after 77 minutes following a nasty collision. SORKH's S. Fakhireh put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 3 - 3 with 85 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. SORKH took the lead, 4 - 3, after a penalty 86 minutes into the match. S. Fakhireh scored from the penalty spot. Possession in this half belonged to KOLONIA, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

SORKH's best player was U. Stenfeldt. However, Y. Ahmari made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating KOLONIA player was without a doubt S. Pechan. A. Gkoutis on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 3.