Friendly League

Estadio Medieval
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Palermo's Prospero Rubio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Caballeritos del Baile's Filiberto Meder got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Pes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Prospero Rubio went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Rubio in the 16th minute of play forced Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Pes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Dantae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiberto Meder in the 27th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Palermo's goalkeeper Marcial Dantae had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Tulio. In the 37th match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Hitzeder to maneuver through the defense. Marcial Dantae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Veronica in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Leonides Tulio made a precise shot to the right of Marcial Dantae. Palermo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Marcial Dantae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Veronica, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. With a little luck, Palermo's Marcial Dantae got control of the ball when Filiberto Meder tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Palermo were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonides Tulio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 2-2 became the score in the 52nd minute when Leonides Tulio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Valentin Enekoitz fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palermo's protests and gave Valentin Enekoitz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute Leonides Tulio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Dantae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Leonides Tulio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caballeritos del Baile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonides Tulio 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 63rd minute Leonides Tulio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Dantae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Palermo were furious when Dionisio Oton was red carded, 69 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Palermo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Caballeritos del Baile:s goal. Vladimiro Bartoli shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 74th minute, Valentin Enekoitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcial Dantae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Tulio in the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Leonides Tulio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Dantae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonides Tulio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Marcial Dantae tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Gaspar Berbiz made a precise shot to the right of Marcial Dantae. Palermo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Marcial Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Veronica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Tulio in the 91st minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Marcial Dantae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Leonides Tulio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcial Dantae. Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonides Tulio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Palermo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.