THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cain Vieri made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Emanuele Bartolomucci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Arnoldo Medina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frits Heinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Cain Vieri came free, but Alfredo Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Arnoldo Medina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frits Heinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Santiago Mino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Frits Heinel, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Medina in the 14th minute of play forced Palestra14's goalkeeper Frits Heinel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Cain Vieri came free, but Alfredo Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Santiago Mino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frits Heinel was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 21st match minute, Palestra14 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Del Vecchio to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Santiago Mino notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Palestra14's Frits Heinel. Frits Heinel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnoldo Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 29 minutes, Dennis Del Vecchio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palestra14 and the Palermo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Palestra14 got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Del Vecchio. 31 minutes into the match, Palestra14's goalkeeper Frits Heinel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Mino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Mino in the 33rd minute of play forced Palestra14's goalkeeper Frits Heinel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Palestra14 getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Fausto Fioriti hit a great ball. Santiago Mino scored 4-0 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frits Heinel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Attilio Torelli's late challenge caught a Palermo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Attilio Torelli helped the player get up and apologised. Palermo's Ariel Austin was substituted for Sven-Arne Olsson. After a rather tough play, Palestra14's Attilio Torelli got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Fioriti in the 45th minute of play. During the 46th minute of the match Dennis Del Vecchio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dennis Del Vecchio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After having played for 48 minutes, Santiago Mino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palermo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Mino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
Attilio Torelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palestra14's Frits Heinel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Mino in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Palermo's Marcelino Chaime nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frits Heinel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 66th minute Arnoldo Medina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frits Heinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frits Heinel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Mino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frits Heinel having to interfere. Marcelino Chaime kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to Palestra14 getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Emanuele Bartolomucci hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Marcelino Chaime shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frits Heinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Fausto Fioriti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frits Heinel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoldo Medina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Frits Heinel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frits Heinel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelino Chaime in the 80th minute of play. After 82 minutes, Arkadiusz Glowacki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palermo and the Palestra14 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Arkadiusz Glowacki hit a great ball. Palermo's Patryk Wiater was substituted for Marcelino Chaime. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Arkadiusz Glowacki hit a great ball. Frits Heinel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Medina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frits Heinel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Medina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Santiago Mino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frits Heinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 played minutes Palestra14 got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Dorigatti. After 94 played minutes Palestra14 got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Dorigatti. 95 minutes into the match, Palestra14's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Felo came free, but Frits Heinel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Medina in the 97th minute of play forced Palestra14's goalkeeper Frits Heinel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Palermo players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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