Official Cup

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Örjan Björkdahl made the kick off and thus started the match. Birger Hansson charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Birger Hansson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lilla Jordberga BK getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Birger Hansson hit a great ball. Lennart Johansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Örjan Björkdahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Lennart Johansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Thomas-Jan Thomas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Osomo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's John Osomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas-Jan Thomas in the 12th minute of play. Börje Salming made in the 14th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Simão Rosado. In the 18th match minute, Lilla Jordberga BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börje Salming to maneuver through the defense. Clarence Seedorf's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lennart Johansson firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Lilla Jordberga BK getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Börje Salming hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Lilla Jordberga BK's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Björkdahl came free, but Lennart Johansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Osomo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Rosado, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Örjan Björkdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Lilla Jordberga BK defense, Ademar Rodrigues kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lennart Johansson. The Lilla Jordberga BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lennart Johansson should have stopped the shot. Thomas-Jan Thomas hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Lilla Jordberga BK's Birger Hansson got a free kick in the 50th minute. After some careless play in the Lilla Jordberga BK defense, Örjan Björkdahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lennart Johansson. The Lilla Jordberga BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lennart Johansson should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Lilla Jordberga BK defense, Örjan Björkdahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lennart Johansson. The Lilla Jordberga BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lennart Johansson should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas-Jan Thomas in the 67th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's goalkeeper John Osomo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Bruno do Vale was substituted for Clarence Seedorf. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Alexandre Falcão was substituted for Zé Ortiz. In the 75th minute, Börje Salming hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Simão Rosado in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck John Osomo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nils-Emil Bergren hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. John Osomo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Rosado in the 87th minute of the match. Lennart Johansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Örjan Björkdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's goalkeeper John Osomo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thomas-Jan Thomas. After 91 played minutes PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Sandro Mandrak. John Osomo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Dios in the 93rd minute. Thomas-Jan Thomas scored 5-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of John Osomo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ had won after a very even match.