League

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 9206 (Terracing: 6906, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) Justo Carlomagno who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Diego Peter when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arden Poulin did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Diego Peter 6 minutes into the match. Diego Peter made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Arden Poulin sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lav Zivotinja's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arden Poulin was slow to take the kick. During this time Persepolis F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Arden Poulin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Diego Peter quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 18th minute Arden Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Abraham Dutton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th match minute, Lav Zivotinja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micheal Calhoun to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute Avery Merrill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darrell Overton in the 29th minute of the match. Dillon Huggins hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The supporters of Persepolis F.C. booed when Lav Zivotinja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Micheal Calhoun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Avery Merrill who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Diego Peter when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Diego Peter made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Danny Craig sent off a good shot on target. Darrell Overton scored 3-1 in the 45th 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Darrell Overton was the one to do the kick off. After 55 minutes, Arden Poulin made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lav Zivotinja's Diego Peter tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 62 minutes into the match, Justo Carlomagno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diego Peter. Lav Zivotinja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Justo Carlomagno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Diego Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Harkaitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Arden Poulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Peter having to interfere. Diego Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arden Poulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th match minute, Lav Zivotinja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amédée Braxton to maneuver through the defense. Persepolis F.C.'s Dennis Rudolph was substituted for Gwidon Seliga. In the 76th minute, Amédée Braxton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Lav Zivotinja:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Persepolis F.C.:s goal. The supporters of Persepolis F.C. booed when Lav Zivotinja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irwin Landry didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Peter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery Merrill in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Lav Zivotinja's goal looked a bit too open when Arden Poulin came free, but Diego Peter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Craig, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Geraldo Gadbois kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Persepolis F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when Persepolis F.C.'s Arden Poulin 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 7-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Persepolis F.C. had played much better football throughout.