Official Cup

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Harlow AFC from getting a goal against them. Quentin Cobb 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 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avery Merrill got free with Quentin Cobb in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Stu Myers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Perez was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Stu Myers 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. Santos Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stu Myers in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Persepolis F.C.'s goalkeeper Santos Perez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Santos Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stu Myers in the 23rd minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, Harlow AFC's Stu Myers made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santos Perez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Harlow AFC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb got control of the ball when Danny Craig tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Stu Myers made a precise shot to the right of Santos Perez. Persepolis F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arden Poulin in the 44th minute of play. If Stu Myers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Harlow AFC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sergiu Burdea hit a great ball. After the first half Harlow AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arden Poulin was the one to do the kick off. Stu Myers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stu Myerss short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Santos Perez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Stu Myers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Harlow AFC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Gary Sewell hit a great ball. In the 70thth minute of the game Justo Carlomagno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Harkaitz in the 72nd minute of play. Quentin Cobb stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arden Poulin's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Stu Myers in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Santos Perez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Quentin Cobb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arden Poulin in the 77th minute of the match. Quentin Cobb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Carlomagno in the 79th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Avery Merrill in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quentin Cobb saved Harlow AFC from getting behind. Santos Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stu Myers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez got control of the ball when Stu Myers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Quentin Cobb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danny Craig in the 90th minute of the match. Stu Myers's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Perez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. With 93 minutes on the clock, Dedé Neto commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 93rd minute, Dedé Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dedé Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Harlow AFC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Persepolis F.C.'s much stronger midfield.