World League

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Léopold Castro made the kick off which started today's match. Raphael Ramalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danny Craig in the 6th minute. After 7 minutes AC Korban's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arden Poulin who took care of the corner kick. In the 14th minute of the match, Danny Craig got a very nice opportunity to score, but Raphael Ramalho was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 18th minute, Oséias Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raphael Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arden Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AC Korban's Raphael Ramalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save AC Korban from getting a goal against them. A collision led to AC Korban getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Oséias Perez hit a great ball. Persepolis F.C.'s Arden Poulin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Raphael Ramalho but with some difficulty. AC Korban's Raphael Ramalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save AC Korban from getting a goal against them. Raphael Ramalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léopold Castro in the 30th minute. Raphael Ramalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léopold Castro in the 34th minute. 39 minutes into the match, AC Korban's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Harkaitz came free, but Raphael Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Persepolis F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Persepolis F.C.'s Léopold Castro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flávio Baptista was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Neto in the 52nd minute of play forced Persepolis F.C.'s goalkeeper Santos Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, AC Korban's goal looked a bit too open when Arden Poulin came free, but Raphael Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Ramalho didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Persepolis F.C.'s Avery Merrill shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léopold Castro in the 63rd minute of play forced AC Korban's goalkeeper Raphael Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Léopold Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kléber da Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes AC Korban got a freekick which was hit by Kléber da Silveira. The audience was convinced that Léopold Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael Ramalho was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 70thth minute of the game Léopold Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Korban's Raphael Ramalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute Flávio Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doni Rezende was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of AC Korban:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Persepolis F.C.:s goal. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Persepolis F.C.. Arden Poulin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Raphael Ramalho. 3-0. Léopold Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Igor Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Santos Perez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, AC Korban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléber da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Léopold Castro made a precise shot to the right of Raphael Ramalho. AC Korban's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0.