HONARMANDAN is hosting ZUFC GAME III on MAY 5TH at 8:00 PM CALABASAS High School

The game was Tied   3-3

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZUFC vs HONARMANDAN III FEBRUARY 22ND 

"CANCELED BY HONARMANDAN DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF RAIN"

ZUFC vs HONARMANDAN III  NOVEMBER 16TH 
""HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO FIRE AND AIR QUALITY""

Aug 02, 2008 Irvine Persian Team  2  ZUFC  3 

Match III July 28th, 2008 U-30 7  O-30 5

April 26, 2008 Irvine Persian Team 4  ZUFC  3

             Match II  April 8th, 2008   U-30  3   O-30   1

 

 Match I  February 26, 2008  U-30   3   O-30    3

 

                        

Youth or Experience  ?

ZUFC would like to thank all the fans who showed up at the game to cheer their team, and for their support of the Zoroastrian sports community.

670 KIRN edges pass ZUFC 5-3 

A selection from 670 KIRN Radio Station edged passed ZUFC in an exhibition game on Sunday October 28th at the John Elway Stadium in Granada Hills.  In front of a semi-packed house, 670 KIRN took a 2-0 lead, but saw their lead evaporate quickly, as by the end of the first half, ZUFC had taken the lead with goals from Shahin, Behrouz M., and a beautiful free-kick converted by Feridoun.

670 KIRN regrouped at half time, and scored 3 unanswered goals in the second half to edge pass ZUFC 5-3.  A return game is in works.

Photos updated in the Photo Section.

 

ZUFC 1 - Pars of Laguna Hills 1 

In a very physical friendly game in Laguna Hills on Sunday, October 21st, ZUFC tied the all-Iranian team of Pars of Laguna 1-1. 

 

The first half of the game ended 1-0 with Pars in the lead, but Shahin levelled the scoring on 75th minutes to increase his goal tally.  This game was a preparation for the upcoming encounter against 670KIRN on October 28th.

More Picture in the Photo Section.

Honarmandan 2- ZUFC 1 

On a hot August night and in front of about 300 die-hard Zoroastrian fans at the John Elway Stadium in Granada Hills, ZUFC loses the return match against the Honarmandan (LA Stars) in the dying minutes of the game.  ZUFC had won the first match 4-3.

 

The game started promptly at 6PM, and ZUFC immediately took charge of the game and controlled the game.  Through nice passing by the midfield, Behrouz M. found himself in a one-on-one situation with the goalie but his hard shot missed the target by a few inches.  Minutes later, Bahman, through an individual effort brought the ball to the edge of  the box, and his nice shot hit both goal posts beofre bouncing back out.  

A fast counter attack for Honarmandan that was started and finished by Randy resulted in the first goal of the game.  A few minutes later, due to an altercation with the referee, Honarmandan's captain, Sattar, was red-carded, and Honarmandan played the rest of the first half with 10 players.  After the goal, ZUFC once again took charge of the game and controlled the ball in the midfield and finally tied the game with a nice cross from the right side that was nicely controlled in the box by Ardeshir and tapped into the net.  The first half ended with score tied 1-1.

During the intermission, Team-E-Honarmandan's coach asked ZUFC captain and the referee to allow the Honarmandans to play with 11 players in the second half.  Since this was a friendly game, ZUFC captain and the referee agreed and allowed Honarmandan's team to play the rest of the game with full squad.

Mansour in Action

Second half started with Team-E-Honarmadan taking a more attacking style, however ZUFC players nicely killed most of their chances and created many counter-attack opportunities with Shahin and Baback who had a number of scoring chances in the second half.  Team-E-Honarmandan scored their second goal in the last minutes of the game with a hard shot from outside of the box that was deflected on its way into the net.

More pictures in the Photo Section.

OC Persians 5 - ZUFC 3

Even though ZUFC dominated the friendly game with OC Persians on Sunday morning, they once again found themselves at the losing end of the scoreline after 90 minutes.

ZUFC started the game strong with a number of attacks from right side of the pitch with multiple shots on the goal.  However, they found themselves dowm 1-0 after a counter attack by OCP which resulted in a goal.   ZUFC increased the pressure after the first goal and was able to tie the game after 2 minutes with a beautiful strike by Kiumars.  ZUFC attacks continued, but again it was OCP that went up 2-1 with another fast counter attack.  Game score was tied once again before the end of the first half with an own goal.  ZUFC scored a third goal but that was deemed offside by the official and the game remained tied.

 ZUFC players continued to put pressure in the first part of the second half but were unfortunate to not take the lead as they hit the post and the cross bar in a numerous occasions.  They also scored a beautiful goal in counter attack, however once again the official blew his whistle for a debatable offside call.  OCP team scored 2 back to back goals to tally the score line to 4-2, but shahin scored his team leading 13th goal to bring the scoreline to 4-3, however the last OCP goal that was scored in the 85th minute on a corner kick finished off the day for ZUFC.

Next game is the main event with Team-E-Honarmandan on Sunday August 26th.

ZUFC -OC 45 2-5

ZUFC played a friendly game with OC Select over 45 Persian team on Saturday August 4th in Irvine.  A number of new players were trying out for the team including Arya, Ardeshir, Pirooz, Ashkan, and a second player named Ardeshir.  Game ended 1-2 after the first 45 minutes with ZUFC goal scored from the newcomer Ardeshir. 

It is noteworthy to mention that ZUFC's regular goaltender, Hooshang, was not present at this game, and Rostam and Ardeshir kindly played this critical position in each half.  ZUFC took a more offensive stance in the second half of the game and controlled the play in the opponents half for most of the game, however OC Select capitalized on multiple counter-attacks and the game finished 2-5.  Second ZUFC goal was scored by Essi.  A number of ZUFC fans were present at this game. 

 

More pictures are available in the photo section.

 

ZUFC -OC Select 2-5

ZUFC played the return game with OC Select Persian team on Saturday June 30th in Irvine.  Game ended 0-1 after the first 45 minutes.  ZUFC tied the game 1-1 at the beginning of the second half with a close range shot from Mehrdad.  The summer heat and lack of substitutes wore down the ZUFC players in the second half, in which they conceded 4 unanswered goals.  The final goal was scored by ZUFC's newcomer Arash.

ZUFC's line up for this game: Houshang, Behrooz A, Jahangir, Arash, Shahram, Behrouz M, Essi, Fereidoon, Mehrdad, Shahin, Bahman, Kiumars, Baback.

Short-handed ZUFC loses 8-5

 ZUFC played a friendly game with a local Mexican team in Simi Valley on Sunday, June 24th.  ZUFC started the game short-handed with only 10 players, and the Mexicans took advantage of the incomplete line-up, as well as the poor pitch consitions, to score 5 unanswered goals in the first  20 minutes of the game.  

After the first 20 minutes, ZUFC mounted a dramatic come back with first half goals scored by Fereidoon, Shahram, and Shahin to end the first half 5-3.

 ZUFC completed the comeback, and Shahin completed his hat-trick with 2 more goals in the early part of the second half.  With game score tied 5-5, the Mexicans once again took the upperhand and scored 3 unanswered goals to finish the game 8-5.

Read Tehran Magazine Article on Game vs. Team-E-Honarmandan

ZUFC ties OC Select 1-1

 A friendly game was played with OC Select Persian team on Saturday May 12.  Game ended 1-1 after the first 45 minutes, with Shahin scoring once more for ZUFC, and OC selects goal coming from a penalty shot.

Both teams failed to score any goals in the second half.  Additional pictures in the Photo section.

 

 ZUFC beats Team-E-Honarmandan

With over 200 ZUFC fans in the stands at John Elway Stadium in Granada Hills, ZUFC demonstrated a technically superior game, despite some refereeing mistakes, and beat Team-E-Honarmandan by a final score of 4:3.

Dedicated ZUFC Fans

First 45 minutes started with ZUFC mostly in attack, and in total control of the game. Shahin's header from a corner kick by Mehrdad found the back of the net on the 7th minute. After the first goal, with the help of its loud fans, ZUFC kept the pressure on and controlled the game in the opposition's half and was rewarded on the 38th minute with Shahin's second goal in a counter-attack play. First half of the game ended with ZUFC up by a decisive 2-0 score.

Team-E-Honarmandan rallied at the start of the second half and cut the lead by half with an individual effort by Rasoul in the 50th minute. Second half definitely saw the control of the game shift to the opposing team, however it was once again ZUFC who scored again with a beautiful goal by Behrouz M., who later left the game with an injury.

Team-E-Honarmandan responded back by another individual effort by Rasoul who brought the scoreline to 3-2. Bahman netted his second goal of the season on the 80th minute. Two minutes before the final whistle the referee awarded a penalty to Team-E-Honarmandan. Penalty kick was taken by Raoul who put the ball in the net for his hat-trick of the night. Game ended 4-3! A return game is being planned for this summer.

Sattar in Action

ZUFC would like to thank all of its fans who drove from all around Southern California to cheer their team, this win is dedicated to them! It was a memorable night!

For a few clips from the game, please visit our video section.

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