Watch explosive action (literally) at soccer match in Iran

By Chuck Schilken

Sept. 20, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Maybe it was someone’s idea of a prank. Or maybe it was something much more serious.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Either way, midfielder Adel Kolahkaj and everybody else involved in Sepahan’s &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000000250”&amp;gt;AFC&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; Champions League match against&amp;nbsp;Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahlion on Wednesday night were lucky to emerge unscathed after an explosive went off just outside of the playing area at Shahr Stadium in Iran.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Play was stopped after debris apparently was thrown onto the field. Kolahkaj casually picked up a small, black object and tossed it out of the way.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Just seconds after it left the player’s hand, the object exploded. The broadcaster in the video above calls the explosive a “live hand grenade” while other reports have referred to it as a firecracker.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;No one was hurt during the incident and play eventually continued. Apparently the incident provided most of the excitement in the match, which ended in a scoreless tie.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Police are investigating the incident.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nfl-power-rankings-20120920,0,7411463.story”&amp;gt;Power rankings: 49ers top The Times’ &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”taxInlineTagLink” href=”https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/football/national-football-league-ORSPT000007.topic”&amp;gt;NFL&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nfl-power-rankings-20120920,0,7411463.story”&amp;gt; list&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-kardashians-20120920,0,6496170.story”&amp;gt;Is Tim Tebow the NFL equivalent of &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”taxInlineTagLink” href=”https://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/television/kim-kardashian-PECLB0017764655.topic”&amp;gt;Kim Kardashian&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-kardashians-20120920,0,6496170.story”&amp;gt;?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-michael-phelps-david-feherty-ryder-cup-20120920,0,6449765.story”&amp;gt;Michael Phelps to join David Feherty for Ryder Cup preview&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Watch explosive action (literally) at soccer match in Iran

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