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Match Report
Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657,
Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomáš Šorm made the kick off which started today's match. Dennis Rhoades made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Šorm in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Persepolis F.C. booed when C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacio Pession didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo George made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Rolf Buckner sent off a good shot on target. Dennis Rhoades took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Šorm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo's Arturo George played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arden Poulin in the 12th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Arden Poulin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arturo George was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Persepolis F.C.'s Dennis Rhoades played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Šorm in the 21st minute of play. When Tomáš Šorm came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo 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 Tomáš Šorm couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo defense, Arden Poulin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arturo George. The C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arturo George should have stopped the shot. After 31st play minutes Art Rhoades shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Arturo George and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Tomáš Šorm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Rhoades was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Gus Dorsey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomáš Šorm in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dennis Rhoades prevented the ball from getting in the gole. C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo's Ignacio Pession quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Warren London, made in the 43rd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Tomáš Šorm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dennis Rhoades was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.
53 minutes into the match, Geraldo Wall had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arturo George. C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geraldo Wall was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 58th minute Arden Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo George saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jorge Rodriguez hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Arden Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo George saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo's Silverio Incendio got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Tomáš Šorm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Persepolis F.C.'s Dennis Rhoades got control of the ball when Tomáš Šorm tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Persepolis F.C.'s Dennis Rhoades got control of the ball when Fermin Louis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Arden Poulin came free, but Arturo George reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.A.S.D. 1° de mayo's Tomáš Šorm got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the game, Persepolis F.C.'s Arden Poulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arturo George made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Arturo George didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arden Poulin went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. 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.
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