Official Cup

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Jari Alenius started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Palermo AFC from getting a goal against them. 10 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jari Alenius came free, but Severino Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jari Alenius in the 12th minute of the match. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Bautista in the 15th minute of play. When Jari Alenius came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the NAGANO F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jari Alenius couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 30th minute of the game was made by Karl-Åke Hong with Jari Alenius as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Bar Olo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Severino Barros firmly grabbed it by the left post. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jari Alenius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Severino Barros having to make a save. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Palermo AFC from getting a goal against them. After 45 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Cao Xi Kuan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 47th minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo Bautista made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Palermo AFC's Cao Xi Kuan got a free kick in the 51st minute. Vellito Alguerdo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Rodrigo Bautista sent off a good shot on target. After 55 played minutes NAGANO F.C got a freekick which was hit by Pertti Koskenkorva. Severino Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 58th minute of play. Severino Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pertti Koskenkorva in the 60th minute of play. After 66 minutes, Jari Alenius made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82ndth minute of the game Jari Alenius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palermo AFC's Severino Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Jari Alenius sped through Palermo AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Severino Barros. NAGANO F.C made a substitution. Ariel Ortega replaced Bar Olo. NAGANO F.C made a substitution. Gabriel Batistuta replaced Jari Alenius. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clodoveo Weather in the 90th minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gabriel Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severino Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clodoveo Weather, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. With 96 minutes on the clock, Diego Beckenbauer commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for NAGANO F.C! Vellito Alguerdo had in the 98thth minute some difficulties stopping Marcelo Domiku's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. NAGANO F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.