World League

Estádio Prazeres
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) PERSPOLIS's Ingmar Bergman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. PERSPOLIS's Edgar Badia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save PERSPOLIS from getting a goal against them. Edgar Badia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Regis in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Bela Herrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Hegg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Bela Herrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Hegg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, PERSPOLIS's Facundo Feria got a free kick in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the game, PERSPOLIS's Facundo Feria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Hegg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With an all-out effort, Fabiofs's Edgar Badia threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daniel Regis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 15 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Edgar Badia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joãozinho Trints. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fabiofs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Honorio Carceles was slow to take the kick. During this time PERSPOLIS's players had a chance to rest. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fabiofs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Honorio Carceles was slow to take the kick. During this time PERSPOLIS's players had a chance to rest. PERSPOLIS's Honorio Carceles was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alexander Hegg in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Fabiofs's Alexander Hegg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bela Herrero in the 26th minute of play. Alexander Hegg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bela Herrero in the 28th minute of the match. PERSPOLIS's Facundo Feria got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Facundo Feria off the ground. In the 31st minute, Facundo Feria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Joãozinho Trints shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Badia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, one of Fabiofs:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave PERSPOLIS a penalty, 43 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Honorio Carceles, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fabiofs's Alexander Hegg. 0-2. After 47 minutes of play, PERSPOLIS's Bela Herrero made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Hegg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Savas Iosifakis made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Regis in the 52nd minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Edgar Badia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Daniel Regis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Badia. PERSPOLIS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Regis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Ingmar Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiofs's Ronaldinho Molski got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nelson Nogueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edgar Badia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nelson Nogueira ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Nogueira in the 65th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Edgar Badia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nelson Nogueira shot a long shot in the 65th minute and a light blocked Edgar Badia hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 2-3. After a rather tough play, PERSPOLIS's Honorio Carceles got a free kick in the 71st minute. Edgar Badia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Regis, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Regis in the 74th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Edgar Badia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PERSPOLIS's Edgar Badia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Regis in the 74th minute of play. Edgar Badia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joãozinho Trints in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute Joãozinho Trints shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Badia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PERSPOLIS's Edgar Badia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joãozinho Trints in the 81st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bela Herrero in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Hegg saved Fabiofs from getting behind. Edgar Badia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Regis, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joãozinho Trints in the 89th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Edgar Badia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Constantino Salgado put in a rough tackle. In the 90th minute, one of PERSPOLIS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for PERSPOLIS. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PERSPOLIS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.