Official Cup

Big Picles Arena
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvinho Macedo started the match with the kick off. Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Fix in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Fabinho de Souza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Picles de Pepino's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palermo AFC the free kick. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Picles de Pepino! In the 10th minute, Teo Barrionuevo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Picles de Pepino's Zé Goiano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Primitivo Jeraldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Florencio Fix scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Acácio Falcão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 16 played minutes Picles de Pepino got a freekick which was hit by Christian Kaiser. After 18 minutes of play, Palermo AFC's Elvio Olo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Acácio Falcão was left in no man's land by his defense there! Acácio Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Fix, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the match, Picles de Pepino's Silvinho Macedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Primitivo Jeraldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Florencio Fix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palermo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Picles de Pepino's attentive Zé Goiano managed to snatch the ball when Eleuterio Teodor made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. In the 46th minute Florencio Fix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acácio Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Florencio Fix made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Picles de Pepino's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elvio Olo was slow to take the kick. During this time Palermo AFC's players had a chance to rest. Elvio Olo made a great header on Palermo AFC's corner, it was just that Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Florencio Fix sped through Picles de Pepino's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Acácio Falcão. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Olo in the 63rd minute of play forced Picles de Pepino's goalkeeper Acácio Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Florencio Fix managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palermo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florencio Fix was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Picles de Pepino getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Christian Kaiser hit a great ball. Florencio Fix's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Acácio Falcão firmly grabbed it by the left post. Palermo AFC's Florencio Fix was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 76th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 80th minute Teo Barrionuevo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acácio Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Florencio Fix reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Acácio Falcão. The goal made the score 0-9. 86 minutes into the match, Picles de Pepino's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Olo came free, but Acácio Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Florencio Fix's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Acácio Falcão was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the game, Florencio Fix recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Acácio Falcão. Florencio Fix showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. A collision led to Palermo AFC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Eustacio Harri hit a great ball. Palermo AFC played a much better game than Picles de Pepino and deserved their victory. The Picles de Pepino players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.