Wesnesday October 6, 2004 Sahel wins consolidatory match Mackenzie Soccer Ground, Richmond Hill, October 6, 2004 – Sahel wins a consolidatory match against Kavian on Sunday by 2 goals. Sahel, suffering a humiliating defeat in the hands of Kavian a week earlier, fielded a fresh line up consisting of its top players and some new comers bringing fresh leg and skills to Sahel. Kavian, however was missing the services of some of its top players. The first half saw both teams creating opportunities in front of the goals however, none were able to take the lead. The first half ended 0-0. In the second half, Sahel took advantage of a couple of defensive mishaps by Kavian and scoreded two goals to finish the game 2-0. In the last minutes of the game Kavian pushed hard for a consolidatory goal, but it just wasn’t meant to happen. Sunday September 26, 2004 Kavian Takes revenge, down Sahel by 6 goals Mackenzie Soccer Ground, Richmond Hill, September 26, 2004 – Kavian took revenge with a dazzling performance to down Sahel by 6 goals in their repeat encounter after the Sirous Ghayeghran Tournament. This time, it was Kavian who took control of the game from the very beginning and almost never let the opponent to seriously threaten its goal. 4 goals in the first half and 2 more in the second sealed the victory and send Sahel home with a bitter defeat. Even the two controversial penalties and a last minute goal were not enough to salvage anything for the visitors. In the last 20 minutes of the game, Sahel, frustrated by the defeat, reverted to a very rough physical play together with frequent fouls, and at times loss of temper by its players. The referee (Farhoud Abasian) was able to control the match very well and prevented Sahel players from engaging into further violence. “A superb performance by Kavian, that is all I can say about this game. Bravo Kavian!”, said Farid Abasian, Kavian’s player/organizer. Saturday September 4, 2004 Kavian Wins Fair Play Award at the late Sirous Ghayeghran Tournament G Ross Lord Park, Toronto, September 4, 2004 - Kavian Football Club won the Fair Play Award of the late Sirous Ghayegran Tournament on Saturday September 4, 2004. The tournament was held in the memory of late Sirous Ghayeghran, one of Iran's star players during the early to mid 80s who died in a car accident in Iran. The tournament included 4 Iranian teams (Goldline, Sahel, Kavian and Zarvaragh) that played in a round-robin format during the one day tournament. Goldline proved to be too powerful for Kavian, however both Sahel and Zarvaragh struggled against an under powered Kavian before claiming victory. The championship award went to Goldline whose performance outplayed all other teams and won all games by a comfortable margin. The fair play award was presented to Kavian representatives in the closing ceremony by Nader Mirahmadian the former player and captain of Iranian national team. Kavian Participating players included; Stephen Scott, Ben Abbassi, Farhoud Abasian, Farid Abasian, Farhad Sadough, Javad Pourvahidi, Meysam Motazedi, Amir-Hossien Mohammady, Ali Malekshahi, Mehrdad Zafari Sunday July 18, 2004 Kavian Performs well but Iran Select wins Mackenzie Soccer Ground, Richmond Hill, July 18, 2004 – Kavian produced an entertaining performance against Iran Select on Sunday July 18, 2004, but lost 4-2. Preparing for their participation at an international tournament, Iran Select fielded a powerful line up against Kavian that consisted of former Iranian first division club members such as Taj, Paas, Perspolise, RaahAahan, Bargh, Sanat e-Naft, Homa and others with some players also having experience appearing at the national level in the past. Kavian performed well and controlled the game in the first half, but two unlucky penalties handed the visitors a new spirit and an advantage going into the second half. In the last 30 minutes, it was the visitors who dictated the game with their experience and style, finishing with two more goals late in the second half. Kavian enjoyed the services of most of its players during this game and made many substitutions to all players participate in the game. “This was a great experience for us. We need to played more games against teams like Iran Select so that our players can gain experience and confidence in their play”, said Behnam Abbassi, player/coach of Kavian. Tuesday July 06, 2004 Kavian slam eight past Paars York Mills Collegiate, Tuesday July 6, 2004 - Kavian's first friendly match of the season started in an impressive style on Tuesday as they hammered the host Paars 8-3. Paars appeared strong in the opening minutes of the game forcing Kavian defense struggle to clear a few chances in front of the goal. However, it was Kavian that took the lead when Ali Malekshahi scored the first goal in the 10th minute of the game, with Vahid Nejad adding the second just a few minutes later to put the visitors in firm control. Farhad Sadough added a third goal in the 35 minute to increase the gap even wider. Paars used the offside trap to deny the visitors a good number of goal scoring opportunities and was faced with Kavian players contesting the offside rules on number of controversial occasions. Paars managed to pull back a consolation goal in the later part of the first half to end the first 45 minutes 3-1 for Kavian, while it could have easily been 5-1 for the visitors. Second half started with Kavian playing a slow and defensive game, and this allowed the opponent to push forward with a very tough and physical style of play and score their second from a mishap in front of Kavian's goal. As the host, excited with the second goal, was about to gain momentum to push for the equalizer, it was Kavian once again that took control of the game and added some gloss to the final result. Five more spectacular goals were scored by the Kavian players before the final whistle. Ali Behzadi scored the fourth with an excellent free kick behind the eighteen, Ardeshir Samei chip the ball over the goalie to score the fifth, before Paars pulled back their third, taking advantage of a defensive mix-up. Behnam Abbassi increased the gap with a long and powerful shot from the middle of the field to score the sixth, Ali Behzadi showed off his dribbling skills to pass 7 Paars players and score his second and seventh, and finally Meysam Motazedi, taking advantage of a good pass from Ali Behzadi, scored the eight in the final minutes of the second half. "The home side was well beaten in this game. Kavian showed that it can stand a tough test. Paars was a strong team and they played a very physical game but at the end we came victorious and were able to show great form from goalkeeping to offense. Of course there are areas that we should improve and with a few more friendlies, I am sure we will improve even more", said Behnam Abbassi, the player/coach of Kavian. "My congratulations goes to the team for such great performance, our players did a great job", said Farid Abasian, Kavian player and game organizer. Kavian's squad for this game included; Shahrouz (GK), Farid Abasian (D), Farhoud Abasian(D), Behnam Abbassi(M),Hamed Pasha (D), Mehdi Hatami (F),Shahriar Alipanah(D), Mehrdad Zafari(F),Amir Houssien Mohammadi (M/F), Meysam Motazedi (M/F), Ali Behzadi (M/F), Vahid Nejad(F), Ardeshir Samie(F), Ali Malekshahi(M) Previous Next