Prized/Friendly Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Maraman made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 played minutes ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Confesor. In the 7th minute, Palermo's Pedro Maraman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Faustino Horado. Faustino Horado yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Rene Henric's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Candido Millan was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Palermo's Pedro Maraman got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Wilfredo Ibon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Candido Millan. Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilfredo Ibon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Candido Millan came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Eloy Flor. But to his dismay, Eloy Flor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Ciro Guifre kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Mariano Urtungo hit a great ball. The Palermo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilfredo Ibon to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Wilfredo Ibon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candido Millan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 53 minutes into the game, when Gaspar Chuse put in a rough tackle. In the 61st minute, Horacio Confesor 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. After 64 minutes, Mariano Urtungo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palermo and the ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th minute, Mariano Urtungo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Candido Millan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Confesor in the 71st minute of play. Candido Millan made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Timoteo Sandalio sent off a good shot on target. Faustino Horado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anibal Fernendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Palermo's zone, Timoteo Sandalio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Candido Millan came out of the goal and Timoteo Sandalio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Candido Millan made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Timoteo Sandalio sent off a good shot on target. In the 85th minute, Horacio Confesor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Candido Millan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. If Erasmo Raymon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Horacio Confesor hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Maraman in the 96th minute of play forced ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's goalkeeper Faustino Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.