Official Cup

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Örjan Björkdahl started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. John Osomo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 4th minute of play forced Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Afonsinho Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fala Sério FC's Afonsinho Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 11th minute of play forced Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Afonsinho Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Örjan Björkdahl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Afonsinho Marques was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Afonsinho Marques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Örjan Björkdahl's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Örjan Björkdahl sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonsinho Marques narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Örjan Björkdahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonsinho Marques having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Örjan Björkdahl notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Fala Sério FC's Afonsinho Marques. Afonsinho Marques was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Örjan Björkdahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. John Osomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Santos in the 40th minute of play. Örjan Björkdahl might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afonsinho Marques. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Örjan Björkdahl ran back to his position shaking his head. Afonsinho Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 44 minutes into the match, Örjan Björkdahl notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Fala Sério FC's Afonsinho Marques. Afonsinho Marques was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clarence Seedorf in the 48th minute of play forced Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Afonsinho Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kauan Santos made a kick off. After 52 played minutes PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Zé Ortiz. Afonsinho Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 54th minute of play. Örjan Björkdahl took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afonsinho Marques. Afonsinho Marques dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Afonsinho Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 63rd minute of play. Fala Sério FC's Afonsinho Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 67th minute of play forced Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Afonsinho Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonsinho Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Örjan Björkdahl had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afonsinho Marques. Fala Sério FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Örjan Björkdahl was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Fala Sério FC made a substitution. Raimundo Pernambucano replaced Pedro Moraes. Fala Sério FC's Wanderson Lopez was substituted for Kauan Santos. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Bruno do Vale was substituted for Clarence Seedorf. In the 77th match minute, Fala Sério FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Prestes to maneuver through the defense. Fala Sério FC's Afonsinho Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Björkdahl in the 80th minute of play. Örjan Björkdahl might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afonsinho Marques. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Örjan Björkdahl ran back to his position shaking his head. Afonsinho Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Björkdahl in the 88th minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fala Sério FC! Afonsinho Marques went to the wrong direction when Örjan Björkdahl was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Fala Sério FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ had won, even though Fala Sério FC had held more of the ball.