League Play-Off

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Léopold Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mårten Arenstedt in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Perez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Persepolis F.C. getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gwidon Seliga hit a great ball. Santos Perez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ómar Sharif, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Arden Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theron Dooley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mårten Arenstedt in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Persepolis F.C.'s Léopold Castro got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Ómar Sharif 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. Persepolis F.C. were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after NDG Fury FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arden Poulin took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jimeno Barea during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of NDG Fury FC: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 19th minute, Arden Poulin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Theron Dooley was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 24 minutes into the game, when Collin Ramsey put in a rough tackle. 23 minutes into the game, one of NDG Fury FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 25 minutes into the match, Arden Poulin notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of NDG Fury FC's Theron Dooley. Theron Dooley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Persepolis F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Arden Poulin hit a great ball. Theron Dooley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arden Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, NDG Fury FC's goal looked a bit too open when Léopold Castro came free, but Theron Dooley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theron Dooley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léopold Castro in the 36th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Mårten Arenstedt notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez. Santos Perez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 43 played minutes NDG Fury FC got a freekick which was hit by Chauncey Veilleux. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The wind increased when Ómar Sharif made the kick off in the second half. Santos Perez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mårten Arenstedt in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the match, NDG Fury FC's goal looked a bit too open when Léopold Castro came free, but Theron Dooley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mårten Arenstedt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Santos Perez made a huge save. Persepolis F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Mårten Arenstedt scored to the left of an out of position Santos Perez, making the score, 3-2. In the 65th minute, Benjamin Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NDG Fury FC made a substitution. Olen Huynh replaced Benjamin Davies. In the 66th minute, Benjamin Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to NDG Fury FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Emanuel Luke hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, NDG Fury FC's goal looked a bit too open when Avery Merrill came free, but Theron Dooley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theron Dooley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arden Poulin in the 73rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arden Poulin in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theron Dooley saved NDG Fury FC from getting behind. 78 minutes into the game, Léopold Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Theron Dooley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 81 minutes into the match, NDG Fury FC's goal looked a bit too open when Léopold Castro came free, but Theron Dooley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mårten Arenstedt scored 4-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santos Perez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Sylvestre Larocque ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Perez was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-4. Mårten Arenstedt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Santos Perez made a huge save. NDG Fury FC were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Persepolis F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pasquale Circelli took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ómar Sharif managed to get in a good position for a shot. NDG Fury FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ómar Sharif was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Perez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The NDG Fury FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Persepolis F.C. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.