Official Cup

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Titan Palermo kicked off to start the match. If Titan Palermo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Titan Palermo in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Titan Palermo came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Caatiba MZC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ricardo Edorta was slow to take the kick. During this time Prensadito Fulbo Clu's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ricardo Edorta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 8th minute of play forced Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Ezequiel Ugutz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Titan Palermo sped through Caatiba MZC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ergo Muro. Stig-Ove Svartengren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19thth minute of the game Titan Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ergo Muro came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Titan Palermo. But to his dismay, Titan Palermo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Niceto Ihazintu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st minute Titan Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ezequiel Ugutz made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Niceto Ihazintu sent off a good shot on target. Titan Palermo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Huang Yan Chuan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fahl Figueroa in the 37 minute of the game. 40 minutes into the match, Korkutalp Bektaş had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ergo Muro. Caatiba MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Korkutalp Bektaş was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Niceto Ihazintu made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Niceto Ihazintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caatiba MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Ihazintu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Ugutz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ezequiel Ugutz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Titan Palermo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 67th minute of play forced Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Ezequiel Ugutz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prensadito Fulbo Clu's attentive Huang Yan Chuan managed to snatch the ball when Miguel Lizer made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Ezequiel Ugutz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 72nd minute of play. Titan Palermo struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Ergo Muro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prensadito Fulbo Clu. In the 77th minute, Huang Yan Chuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ezequiel Ugutz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Niceto Ihazintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Ugutz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Titan Palermo in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Prensadito Fulbo Clu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Korkutalp Bektaş to maneuver through the defense. The Prensadito Fulbo Clu supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Prensadito Fulbo Clu would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.