Prized/Friendly Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santiago Mino got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Bin Shevchenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredo Joey. Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bin Shevchenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luiz Fábio Leite was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Arnoldo Medina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arnoldo Medina really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. William Bengtsson hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Bin Shevchenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blumenau Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Maximino Gonzalez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Luiz Fábio Leite made a huge save. A collision led to Blumenau Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. José Augusto Couto hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Arnoldo Medina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Luiz Fábio Leite was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnoldo Medina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fábio Leite having to interfere. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blumenau Esporte Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Saul Felo was slow to take the kick. During this time Palermo's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite got control of the ball when Maximino Gonzalez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Leite had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Mino. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Mino in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, William Bengtsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palermo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blumenau Esporte Clube the free kick. After a rather tough play, Palermo's William Bengtsson got a free kick in the 40th minute. With a little luck, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite got control of the ball when Marcelino Chaime tried to sneak it across the goal line. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Medina in the 45th minute of play. Alfredo Joey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bin Shevchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

In the 51st minute, Arnoldo Medina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palermo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After 59 minutes Palermo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nildo Dantas who took care of the corner kick. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bin Shevchenko in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palermo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nildo Dantas was slow to take the kick. During this time Blumenau Esporte Clube's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Blumenau Esporte Clube defense, Maximino Gonzalez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio Leite. The Blumenau Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fábio Leite should have stopped the shot. Alfredo Joey came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Blumenau Esporte Clube's Bin Shevchenko. But to his dismay, Bin Shevchenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Chaime, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Mino came free, but Luiz Fábio Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Bin Shevchenko made it 5-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Joey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Palermo's Alfredo Joey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Palermo from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Bin Shevchenko came free, but Alfredo Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Palermo players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.