Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140,
Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rudolph Hutchinson took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Persepolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Danny Craig. The audience was convinced that Rudolph Hutchinson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Perez was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Eduardo Martini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avery Merrill in the 7th minute of play. Santos Perez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudolph Hutchinson, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Arden Poulins short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Eduardo Martini to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of CLAYMORE COUNTRY:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Persepolis F.C.:s goal. Avery Merrill's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eduardo Martini firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 15th minute of the match Persepolis F.C. got a corner. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arden Poulin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eduardo Martini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avery Merrill, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Justo Carlomagno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Eduardo Martini made a huge save. In the 21st minute of the match Persepolis F.C. got a corner. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arden Poulin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Persepolis F.C.'s corner Arden Poulin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eduardo Martini quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avery Merrill in the 28th minute of play forced CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute CLAYMORE COUNTRY were awarded a corner. Zygmunt Haszczak went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Zygmunt Haszczak almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez did a great save. The audience was convinced that Rudolph Hutchinson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Perez was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Persepolis F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rudolph Hutchinson came free, but Santos Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ildefonso Harkaitz hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The supporters of Persepolis F.C. booed when CLAYMORE COUNTRY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sten Lindell didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rudolph Hutchinson in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santos Perez saved Persepolis F.C. from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Rudolph Hutchinson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Perez was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Anísio Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Perez having to interfere.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arden Poulin to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goal looked a bit too open when Arden Poulin came free, but Eduardo Martini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Lu Yuan Chen 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 0-1. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Eduardo Martini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arden Poulin in the 59th minute of play. Ildefonso Harkaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ildefonso Harkaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ildefonso Harkaitz hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 63 played minutes Persepolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ildefonso Harkaitz. Santos Perez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Yuan Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Lu Yuan Chen 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. In the 69th minute Lu Yuan Chen 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. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Lu Yuan Chen got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute Justo Carlomagno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Martini didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Persepolis F.C.'s Arden Poulin shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Persepolis F.C. made a substitution. Dennis Rudolph replaced Gwidon Seliga. Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Bonsaint in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match CLAYMORE COUNTRY got a corner. Persepolis F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anísio Azevedo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Anísio Azevedo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Santos Perez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th minute Justo Carlomagno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Martini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justo Carlomagno, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, Persepolis F.C.'s Ildefonso Harkaitz got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Gilbert Bonsaint who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Santos Perez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gilbert Bonsaints short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Santos Perez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The CLAYMORE COUNTRY supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing CLAYMORE COUNTRY would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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