Official Cup

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Örjan Björkdahl started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kajar Püss's late challenge caught a PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kajar Püss helped the player get up and apologised. 5 minutes into the game, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Örjan Björkdahl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldemar Pawlik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 9th minute Kajar Püss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Osomo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Örjan Björkdahl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldemar Pawlik was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Örjan Björkdahl put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Waldemar Pawlik. Bennvar Caddick could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Waldemar Pawlik made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 25th minute of play forced Grimório's goalkeeper Waldemar Pawlik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John Osomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kajar Püss in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Tõnis Kaldvee ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. John Osomo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A collision led to Grimório getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Paavo Lutsar hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Bennvar Caddick got a free kick in the 37th minute. Waldemar Pawlik made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Bennvar Caddick sent off a good shot on target. Waldemar Pawlik made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Frans Larsfelt sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, one of Grimório:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Grimório. Örjan Björkdahl shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The supporters of Grimório booed when PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frans Larsfelt didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alo Ülipikk in the 49th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's goalkeeper John Osomo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's John Osomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tõnis Kaldvee in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Kléberson Guedes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kléberson Guedes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kléberson Guedes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ! In the 57th minute of the game, Grimório got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. 63 minutes into the match, Grimório's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Björkdahl came free, but Waldemar Pawlik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waldemar Pawlik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Grimório's Sérgio Maciel got a free kick in the 68th minute. Grimório's Joel Lüüs was substituted for Renaud Van de Put. The supporters of PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ booed when Grimório was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sérgio Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandro Mandrak shot from long distance after 70 played minutes, a shot that Waldemar Pawlik with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Zé Ortiz was substituted for João Arruda. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Bruno do Vale was substituted for Clarence Seedorf. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Ademar Rodrigues was substituted for Bennvar Caddick. In the 76th minute, Edgard Dubardo fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. Edgard Dubardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldemar Pawlik didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Ademar Rodrigues shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Waldemar Pawlik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Örjan Björkdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ademar Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Pawlik having to interfere. Waldemar Pawlik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ademar Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.