Official Cup

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Antoine Nix made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Antoine Nix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Persepolis F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When Eustaquio Palban fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Cavern Club's protests and gave Eustaquio Palban a yellow card for diving instead. Eustaquio Palban hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Tomás Esiquio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoine Nix in the 12th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Eustaquio Palban managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Cavern Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Eustaquio Palban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adolphe Staley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adolphe Staley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Palban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Omar Matia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute, Eustaquio Palban got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 30th minute Eustaquio Palban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolphe Staley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When The Cavern Club's Eustaquio Palban in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Persepolis F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rdth minute of the game Eustaquio Palban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Persepolis F.C.'s Adolphe Staley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Eustaquio Palban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Persepolis F.C.'s Adolphe Staley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adolphe Staley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Palban in the 37th minute of the match. Adolphe Staley came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by The Cavern Club's Marcial Baraquiel. But to his dismay, Marcial Baraquiel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Eustaquio Palban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Adolphe Staley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Persepolis F.C.'s Claud Tran got a free kick in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

53 minutes into the game, Hank Lefebvre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Persepolis F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Cavern Club the free kick. After a rather tough play, Persepolis F.C.'s Hank Lefebvre got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Nix came free, but Tomás Esiquio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolphe Staley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eustaquio Palban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 56 minute of play. Eustaquio Palbans short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Adolphe Staley to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hank Lefebvre hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Eustaquio Palban came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the The Cavern Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eustaquio Palban couldn't finish the play. Adolphe Staley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eustaquio Palban's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Cavern Club! The referee gave Persepolis F.C. a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hank Lefebvre, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of The Cavern Club's Tomás Esiquio. 2-5. Eustaquio Palbans short, quick shot in the 99thth minute got Adolphe Staley to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Eustaquio Palban in the 99thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adolphe Staley, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Persepolis F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Cavern Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.