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Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Ireland 1921's Generoso Gaxan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Bautista in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Palermo AFC's Rodrigo Bautista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Generoso Gaxan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Rodrigo Bautista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Generoso Gaxan having to make a save. 14 minutes into the match, Ireland 1921's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Bautista came free, but Generoso Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Domiku hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Kaider in the 18th minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Primitivo Jeraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes into the match, Ireland 1921's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Bautista came free, but Generoso Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Rodrigo Bautista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Gaxan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Qiao Kang Zhen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Primitivo Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boguslaw Kaider in the 34th minute of the match. If Rodrigo Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Generoso Gaxan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 38th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Isidoro Bilbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Egon Lätte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Ireland 1921 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palermo AFC were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonel Criston to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Bautista in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Generoso Gaxan saved Ireland 1921 from getting behind. Generoso Gaxan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 53rd minute of the match. Ireland 1921's Generoso Gaxan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Ireland 1921 from getting a goal against them. Generoso Gaxan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Palermo AFC's Rodrigo Bautista shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Ireland 1921's Frank Pinho was substituted for Boguslaw Kaider. After 63 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Severiano Udalaitz. 68 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Pinho came free, but Primitivo Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Ireland 1921's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Bautista came free, but Generoso Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Rodrigo Bautista sped through Ireland 1921's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Generoso Gaxan. Palermo AFC's Jesus Dalmu was substituted for Egon Lätte. Rodrigo Bautista scored 0-5 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Generoso Gaxan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Palermo AFC defense, Isidoro Bilbo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Primitivo Jeraldo. The Palermo AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Primitivo Jeraldo should have stopped the shot. Primitivo Jeraldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Pinho in the 86th minute of play. Rodrigo Bautista might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Generoso Gaxan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Bautista ran back to his position shaking his head. 93 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Pinho came free, but Primitivo Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 played minutes Rodrigo Bautista rounded Ireland 1921's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Palermo AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.