Official Cup

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) After 2 played minutes Los Irrompibles got a freekick which was hit by Eleuterio Jerrold. Justo Baladi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Örjan Björkdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute of the match PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ got a corner. Los Irrompibles's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Örjan Björkdahl ran over to the corner to take the kick. Justo Baladi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Örjan Björkdahl went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's John Osomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka De Roeck in the 25th minute of play. Örjan Björkdahl might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Justo Baladi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Örjan Björkdahl ran back to his position shaking his head. Justo Baladi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 33rd minute of the match. Justo Baladi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 36th minute of play. When PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Örjan Björkdahl in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Irrompibles's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's attentive 陆亦明 managed to snatch the ball when Aimé Burke made a throw-in in the 54th minute of the game. Örjan Björkdahl's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Justo Baladi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Irrompibles's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Örjan Björkdahl was slow to take the kick. During this time PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's players had a chance to rest. Tom Kuijpers made a great header on PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's corner, it was just that Los Irrompibles's Justo Baladi managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 58th minute, Örjan Björkdahl 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. 60 minutes into the game, Jacobo Sabin threw the ball into play from the sideline. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's 陆亦明 quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Justo Baladi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 63rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Örjan Björkdahl in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Justo Baladi saved Los Irrompibles from getting behind. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Alexandre Falcão was substituted for Zé Ortiz. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ made a substitution. Bruno do Vale replaced Clarence Seedorf. After some careless play in the Los Irrompibles defense, Örjan Björkdahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Justo Baladi. The Los Irrompibles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Justo Baladi should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Örjan Björkdahl in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Justo Baladi saved Los Irrompibles from getting behind. Örjan Björkdahl's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Justo Baladi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Örjan Björkdahl managed to get in a good position for a shot. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Örjan Björkdahl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Justo Baladi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With 85 minutes on the clock, Jacobo Sabin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Los Irrompibles fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! Örjan Björkdahl walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Örjan Björkdahl in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Los Irrompibles's Fabio Maore got a free kick in the 93rd minute. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.