League

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 9285 (Terracing: 6966, Seating: 2135, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Royal Pain made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Persepolis F.C. booed when Leader FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Castle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Royal Pain might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santos Perez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Royal Pain ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Leader FC defense, Arden Poulin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alim Doğangün. The Leader FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alim Doğangün should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Arden Poulin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alim Doğangün was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 18th minute Avery Merrill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alim Doğangün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alim Doğangün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arden Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Danny Craig took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Alim Doğangün to make any attempt to save it. Santos Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Royal Pain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Royal Pain scored 2-1 in the 27th 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. 29 minutes into the match, Persepolis F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Royal Pain came free, but Santos Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Persepolis F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Trent Lamare was slow to take the kick. During this time Leader FC's players had a chance to rest. Santos Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trent Lamare in the 32nd minute of play. Santos Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trent Lamare in the 35th minute of the match. Arden Poulin had several of the Leader FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 36 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-1 score and a disappointed Alim Doğangün as he didn't even see the shot coming. Royal Pain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Santos Perez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Arden Poulin sped through Leader FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alim Doğangün. Persepolis F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arden Poulin in the 46th minute. After 47 played minutes Leader FC got a freekick which was hit by Hacı 林义亦. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Trent Lamare made a great header on Leader FC's corner, it was just that Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez managed to reach the ball for a save. If Royal Pain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alim Doğangün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Carlomagno in the 72nd minute of the match. Alim Doğangün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arden Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Leader FC's Mitchell Baker got a free kick in the 74th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Arden Poulin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Persepolis F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Arden Poulin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alim Doğangün breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arden Poulin in the 79th minute of play forced Leader FC's goalkeeper Alim Doğangün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnathan Marois received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santos Perez came out and tried to block the shot, but Johnathan Marois slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 81st minute. Persepolis F.C.'s Dennis Rudolph was substituted for Gwidon Seliga. If Royal Pain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 87 minutes into the match, Leader FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arden Poulin came free, but Alim Doğangün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Arden Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alim Doğangün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alim Doğangün 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 91st minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Persepolis F.C. had won after a very even match.