Official Cup

Arena Callegari
Spectators: 467 (Terracing: 351, Seating: 107, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henry Alebäck took the kick off in the first half of the match. With 9 minutes on the clock, Rune Åhman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 10 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Rune Åhman. Casper Kleen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Alessandro Cearense was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 14th minute. Callegari's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 14th minute, Oswaldo Breckenfeld ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Kleen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Casper Kleen made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Oswaldo Breckenfeld sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Oswaldo Breckenfeld could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Casper Kleen however easily saved by the left post. Cícero Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Casper Kleen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Cearense in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Oswaldo Breckenfeld 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. Cícero Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Ferraz came free, but Casper Kleen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Kleen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chicão Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Casper Kleen came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Callegari's Mathias Couto. But to his dismay, Mathias Couto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Jan Ekenberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oswaldo Breckenfeld to strike the kick off in the second half. Casper Kleen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Breckenfeld in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Callegari's João Carlos Simão got a free kick in the 56th minute. João Carlos Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Henry Alebäck hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Alessandro Cearense 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. Casper Kleen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Cearense in the 63rd minute of the match. If Chicão Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rune Anselius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th match minute, Callegari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Couto to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 77 minutes, Jan Ekenberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mean Machine's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan Ekenberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 79 minutes, Oswaldo Breckenfeld mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Callegari and the Mean Machine players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Callegari's Oswaldo Breckenfeld got a free kick in the 79th minute. Gabriel Ferraz's late challenge caught a Mean Machine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Ferraz helped the player get up and apologised. 85 minutes into the match, Alessandro Cearense notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Mean Machine's Casper Kleen. Casper Kleen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Callegari's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.