Official Cup

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 456 (Terracing: 342, Seating: 105, VIP seats: 9) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Witold Ciempa started the match with the kick off. Daniel Păvăloae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Guang Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Martín Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lu Guang Lang in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Păvăloae prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniel Păvăloae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Daniel Păvăloae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Ciempa in the 14th minute of the match. Metal Juniors's Daniel Păvăloae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Chucho in the 19th minute of play. Daniel Păvăloae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Ciempa in the 21st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Cremonese defense, Martín Palermo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Cruz. The Cremonese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Cruz should have stopped the shot. Metal Juniors's Daniel Păvăloae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Ciempa in the 32nd minute of play. Daniel Păvăloae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Guang Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Roman Chucho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cremonese's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Chucho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Păvăloae breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martín Palermo was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Metal Juniors getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Emilio Bibiano hit a great ball. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 56th minute of play. Gaspar Gerazan hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Metal Juniors made a substitution. Haroldo Nayely replaced Jonatan Dantae. Cremonese made a substitution. Rolando Sabino replaced Roman Chucho. In the 66th match minute, Metal Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Gerazan to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Păvăloae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Sabino, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Martín Palermo struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Jeremias Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Metal Juniors. Lu Guang Lang took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Păvăloae. Daniel Păvăloae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 81st minute, Nicasio Cresenciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Sabino in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Sabino in the 85th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Daniel Păvăloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Sabino in the 88th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Daniel Păvăloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Palermo in the 90th minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 94th minute of play. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 1-1. Extra-time would have to be played.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. Cremonese's Rolando Sabino started the play with his kick off. In the 99th minute Rolando Sabino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Păvăloae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rolando Sabino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Păvăloae was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Palermo in the 105th minute of play. 105 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Martín Palermo came free, but Jeremias Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Ciempa in the 109th minute of play. 109 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Ciempa came free, but Daniel Păvăloae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremias Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martín Palermo's shot from short distance in the 111th minute. Metal Juniors's attentive Antonio Eyague managed to snatch the ball when Leandro Gonzalez Pirez made a throw-in in the 113th minute of the game. The score was still level after an even and exciting first-half in extra time. The players took a moment to grab a drink and get instructions from their managers before swapping ends.

In the 118th minute, Sergio Dennis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Metal Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The Cremonese manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Metal Juniors to win.