Official Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Santiago Mino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Kjønstad BF booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wang Fei Xing in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Joey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Mino in the 10th minute of play forced Kjønstad BF's goalkeeper Erik Grøneng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Santiago Mino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Grøneng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Kjønstad BF's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Medina came free, but Erik Grøneng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Fei Xing in the 14th minute of play. Kjønstad BF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmílson Prata in the 15th minute. A nice corner shot did that Edmílson Prata got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfredo Joey quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alfredo Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raymond Engevik in the 25th minute of the match. Alfredo Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Fei Xing in the 26th minute of play. Erik Grøneng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelino Chaime went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 42ndth minute of the game Wang Fei Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palermo's Alfredo Joey was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfredo Joey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wang Fei Xing's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Arnoldo Medina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Erik Grøneng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wang Fei Xing to make the kick off. The supporters of Kjønstad BF booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiusz Glowacki didn't get a good kick on the ball. 2-0 became the score in the 55th minute when Marcelino Chaime elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Edmílson Prata kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Erik Grøneng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Medina in the 62nd minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Isaias Grove in the 64th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kjønstad BF's Edmílson Prata. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Engevik in the 65th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Joey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raymond Engevik in the 71st minute. Raymond Engevik's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Alfredo Joey skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 74th minute Arnoldo Medina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Grøneng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raymond Engevik. 87 minutes into the game, Wang Fei Xing recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alfredo Joey. Wang Fei Xing showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Kjønstad BF made a substitution. Damian Dino replaced Wang Fei Xing.