Official Cup

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wictor Andersson kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's Wictor Andersson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Perez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's Wictor Andersson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Perez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eliseu do Valle was a little too slow when Arden Poulin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avery Merrill in the 16th minute of play forced ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's goalkeeper Eliseu do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 played minutes ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ got a freekick which was hit by Cristoforo Valeriani. Wictor Andersson might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santos Perez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wictor Andersson ran back to his position shaking his head. Santos Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wictor Andersson in the 27th minute of the match. Eliseu do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery Merrill in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wictor Andersson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Perez was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wictor Andersson in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santos Perez saved Persepolis F.C. from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, Persepolis F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wictor Andersson came free, but Santos Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justo Carlomagno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Eliseu do Valle made a huge save. Wictor Andersson'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 42nd minute of play. ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's Eliseu do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arden Poulin in the 44th minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Persepolis F.C.'s Arden Poulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eliseu do Valle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 48th minute, Wictor Andersson 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 2-3. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arden Poulin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Wictor Andersson came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wictor Andersson couldn't finish the play. Santos Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wictor Andersson in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Craig in the 59th minute of play forced ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's goalkeeper Eliseu do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez got control of the ball when Wictor Andersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eliseu do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Carlomagno in the 65th minute of the match. Santos Perez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wictor Andersson's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's goal looked a bit too open when Arden Poulin came free, but Eliseu do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 73 minutes, Wictor Andersson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wictor Andersson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's Diguinho Seco was substituted for Wictor Andersson. Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho Seco in the 77th minute of play. Persepolis F.C. made a substitution. Dennis Rudolph replaced Gwidon Seliga. In the 79th minute, Trevor Sandoval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santos Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ's Halim Hamdoud seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Halim Hamdoud the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ＤΞΣＰ░ＴΣＫ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Halim Hamdoud had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 83rd minute, Halim Hamdoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santos Perez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diguinho Seco's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Santos Perez made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Diguinho Seco sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 92 minutes, Avery Merrill managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Persepolis F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Avery Merrill was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 98th minute, Avery Merrill ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliseu do Valle was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.