Official Cup

Metal Cage!
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Darso Amiruddin got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th minute Metal Juniors were awarded a corner. Jonatan Dantae went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Metal Juniors's corner Martín Palermo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Theo Tauhid quite easily take care of the ball. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darso Amiruddin in the 10th minute of play. Theo Tauhid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Palermo in the 14th minute of the match. Theo Tauhid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes Metal Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Dantae. Metal Juniors's Daniel Păvăloae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darso Amiruddin in the 19th minute of play. Theo Tauhid was a little too slow when Martín Palermo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. 25 minutes into the game, Metal Juniors's Martín Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theo Tauhid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After having played for 28 minutes, Martín Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Metal Juniors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martín Palermo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Darso Amiruddin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Daniel Păvăloae tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theo Tauhid was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Martín Palermo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Martín Palermo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in RED SHARK FC's zone, Martín Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo Tauhid came out of the goal and Martín Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pasha Dewantara in the 43rd minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Daniel Păvăloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ace Tampubolon hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in RED SHARK FC's zone, Martín Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo Tauhid came out of the goal and Martín Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martín Palermo made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pasha Dewantara during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, RED SHARK FC's Pasha Dewantara got a free kick in the 59th minute. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pasha Dewantara in the 65th minute of play. In the 66thth minute of the game Gervasio Favila who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RED SHARK FC's Theo Tauhid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Metal Juniors's Daniel Păvăloae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasha Dewantara in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Aldi Ridholhaqqi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Metal Juniors's Miguel Sotero was substituted for Yani Abalos. Metal Juniors's Sergio Dennis was substituted for Martín Palermo. RED SHARK FC's Theo Tauhid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Dennis in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute of the match Metal Juniors got a corner. RED SHARK FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Miguel Sotero ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Miguel Sotero almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RED SHARK FC's Theo Tauhid did a great save. Haroldo Phelipe kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pasha Dewantara in the 79th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Daniel Păvăloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Sergio Dennis notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of RED SHARK FC's Theo Tauhid. Theo Tauhid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 88 played minutes RED SHARK FC got a freekick which was hit by Diding Mudaffar. Miguel Sotero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Theo Tauhid. RED SHARK FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Aang Arifin kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Theo Tauhid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Dennis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Metal Juniors were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after RED SHARK FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Miguel Sotero took the corner. After taking down the ball on Metal Juniors's corner Miguel Sotero fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Theo Tauhid quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Metal Juniors had won after a very even match.