Official Cup

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute, Qiu Yuan Jun 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 0-1. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's John Osomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 7th minute of play. Caio Silveira in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Denis Urtats, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. John Osomo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Yuan Jun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caio Silveira got free with Denis Urtats in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Caio Silveira sped through Knight Of Dawn's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Denis Urtats. Denis Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademar Rodrigues in the 33rd minute of play. The supporters of Knight Of Dawn booed when PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléberson Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. John Osomo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qiu Yuan Jun, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Celedonio Fonda hit a great ball. Henri Soucy hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Denis Urtats made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caio Silveira in the 48th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Caio Silveira was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Knight Of Dawn booed when PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademar Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 57 minutes of play, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Osomo was left in no man's land by his defense there! PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Matías Azevedo was substituted for Caio Silveira. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Matías Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Urtats was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Bruno Norino replaced Klement Belko. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Knight Of Dawn's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frederik Cueli took the corner. The corner led PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Frederik Cueli to fire away a dangerous shot which Denis Urtats despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kléberson Guedes made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Clarence Seedorf. Qiu Yuan Jun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Danilo Matro charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Matro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Danilo Matro hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Azevedo in the 89th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matías Azevedo struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Denis Urtats didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ. 95 minutes into the game, Matías Azevedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Denis Urtats was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Knight Of Dawn for a fine match.