Official Cup

Stadio Taormina
Spectators: 428 (Terracing: 322, Seating: 98, VIP seats: 8) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dedê Figueiredo started the match with the kick off. When Víktor Rosa fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tapera's protests and gave Víktor Rosa a yellow card for diving instead. Víktor Rosa kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Tapera's Oswaldo das Neves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Tapera from getting a goal against them. 10 minutes into the match, Taormina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Borges came free, but Kjell-Arne Grönberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes, Dag Åkesson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taormina FC and the Tapera players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dag Åkesson kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Taormina FC's Gilbert Anundsson got a free kick in the 14th minute. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Luz, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Kjell-Arne Grönberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vítor Luz went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After taking down the ball on Taormina FC's corner Gilbert Anundsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Oswaldo das Neves quite easily take care of the ball. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedê Figueiredo in the 22nd minute of the match. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Borges in the 24th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Tapera's goal looked a bit too open when Ludwig Vollander came free, but Oswaldo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Delfim Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell-Arne Grönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulf Viberg scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oswaldo das Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34th minute, Geovânio Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 played minutes Tapera got a freekick which was hit by Guga Passos. Taormina FC's Kjell-Arne Grönberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guga Passos in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ludwig Vollander to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Tapera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovânio Senna to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Kjell-Arne Grönberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ludwig Vollander struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Oswaldo das Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Taormina FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Vennerström in the 62nd minute of play forced Tapera's goalkeeper Oswaldo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Tapera's Víktor Rosa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Víktor Rosa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tapera protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Víktor Rosa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Tapera:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Taormina FC:s goal. 68 minutes into the game, Ludwig Vennerström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Oswaldo das Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72nd minute of the match Gilbert Anundsson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oswaldo das Neves skillfully saved the ball. Oswaldo das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludwig Vollander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Dedê Figueiredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 80 minutes into the match, Tapera's goal looked a bit too open when Ludwig Vennerström came free, but Oswaldo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Tapera's goal looked a bit too open when Ludwig Vennerström came free, but Oswaldo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Ludwig Vollander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oswaldo das Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Oswaldo das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Pååk in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Tapera defense, Ulf Viberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oswaldo das Neves. The Tapera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oswaldo das Neves should have stopped the shot.

Taormina FC'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.