Official Cup

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrian Tărău took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Majdoch came free, but John Osomo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Arne Boehm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John Osomo. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Boehm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 15th minute of the game Mariusz Prusinowski made a throw-in which Eduard Ganz played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Azevedo in the 20th minute of play forced FC 08 Brühl's goalkeeper Connor Gebert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Adrian Tărău notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's John Osomo. John Osomo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC 08 Brühl were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roman Kreuter took the corner. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After 51 played minutes PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Sandro Mandrak. Connor Gebert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC 08 Brühl's goalkeeper Connor Gebert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Tărău got free with John Osomo in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 78 played minutes FC 08 Brühl got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Tărău. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC 08 Brühl's goalkeeper Connor Gebert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Matías Azevedo in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC 08 Brühl's goalie prevented a goal. John Osomo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilkay Gündoğan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC 08 Brühl were clearly better and deserved to take the win.