League

Palermo
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harry Bosch started the match with the kick off. Osvaldo Mikelats struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Remigio Mikelar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cantera del Palermo. After 8 minutes of play, Alberti's Luciano Cordarell made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justo Edwardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, Alberti's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Abastas came free, but Remigio Mikelar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Alberti defense, Stig Tunström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remigio Mikelar. The Alberti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remigio Mikelar should have stopped the shot. Cirilo Astudillo scored 1-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Justo Edwardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Harry Bosch took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remigio Mikelar. Remigio Mikelar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After some careless play in the Alberti defense, Stig Tunström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remigio Mikelar. The Alberti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remigio Mikelar should have stopped the shot. After 40 minutes, Aquiles Nataniel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alberti and the La Cantera del Palermo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Aquiles Nataniel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remigio Mikelar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Bosch, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Dario Abastas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Remigio Mikelar, 4-2. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cirilo Astudillo to make the kick off. Elias Sendoa hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Dario Abastas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remigio Mikelar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Remigio Mikelar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Bosch in the 54th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Harry Bosch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Remigio Mikelar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 63 minutes into the match, Harry Bosch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remigio Mikelar. Alberti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harry Bosch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Jurgi in the 67th minute of play forced Alberti's goalkeeper Remigio Mikelar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, La Cantera del Palermo's Stig Tunström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remigio Mikelar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-2. Dario Abastas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Remigio Mikelar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Cirilo Astudillo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Remigio Mikelar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Abastas in the 77th minute of play. Remigio Mikelar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Abastas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Stig Tunström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Cantera del Palermo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-2. Remigio Mikelar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Bosch, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After some careless play in the Alberti defense, Gaudencio Jurgi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remigio Mikelar. The Alberti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remigio Mikelar should have stopped the shot. La Cantera del Palermo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.