Prized/Friendly Cup

The Palace Punisher
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edgar Miodek started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Maxim Tsigalko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ke Kun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ke Kun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Bivall in the 5th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Maxim Tsigalko notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Punisher's Ke Kun. Ke Kun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Guga Simão kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vince Di Cola. That made the score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. After 16 minutes, Maxim Tsigalko made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. The Punisher's Ke Kun tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st minute Maxim Tsigalko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ke Kun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match, Orlando Paraense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vince Di Cola saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vince Di Cola came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by The Punisher's Edgar Miodek. But to his dismay, Edgar Miodek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Ke Kun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Guga Simão could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Vince Di Cola however easily saved by the left post. 34 minutes into the game, Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ke Kun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Guga Simão in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vince Di Cola, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Valdir Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdir Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Samurai booed when The Punisher was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdir Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guga Simão hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Maxim Tsigalko 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. The The Punisher players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Samurai were winning 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maxim Tsigalko to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Valdir Martins threw the ball into play from the sideline. Samurai's Morgan Vassenius quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 54thth minute of the game Maxim Tsigalko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Punisher's Ke Kun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samurai's Åke Hamnberg was substituted for Hernán Grana. Samurai were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after The Punisher's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Allan Bivall took the corner. The corner led Samurai's Allan Bivall to fire away a dangerous shot which Ke Kun despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 75th minute of play forced The Punisher's goalkeeper Ke Kun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Punisher's goalkeeper Ke Kun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samurai's Vince Di Cola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guga Simão in the 78th minute of play. Wu Qi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ke Kun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The Punisher made a substitution. Nilton Tavares replaced Edgar Miodek. After 81 minutes The Punisher's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Allan Bivall who took care of the corner kick. Wu Qi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ke Kun having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 90th minute of play forced The Punisher's goalkeeper Ke Kun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Wu Qi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ke Kun. The Punisher's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wu Qi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. When Wu Qi came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Samurai fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wu Qi couldn't finish the play. The The Punisher supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Samurai's performance. The match ended with a win for Samurai.