Official Cup

Metal Cage!
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fan Xing Zhou kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fan Xing Zhou in the 11th 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. 13 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's Martín Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruperto Maria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Păvăloae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fan Xing Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Daniel Păvăloae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fan Xing Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Salmuera CP's goal looked a bit too open when Martín Palermo came free, but Ruperto Maria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Păvăloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Martinez in the 21st minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Martinez came free, but Daniel Păvăloae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruperto Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Palermo in the 27th minute of the match. In the 27th play minute Martín Palermo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ruperto Maria. 1-0. Daniel Păvăloae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torcuato Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 36 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Fan Xing Zhou came free, but Daniel Păvăloae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torcuato Herrero in the 39th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Daniel Păvăloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save 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 Fan Xing Zhou in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martín Palermo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Martín Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruperto Maria read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Ruperto Maria 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 60th minute. Daniel Păvăloae made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Pablo Martinez sent off a good shot on target. Martín Palermo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ruperto Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Metal Juniors made a substitution. Sergio Dennis replaced Martín Palermo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 69th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Daniel Păvăloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Nayely lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 74th minute, one of Metal Juniors:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Metal Juniors. With a little luck, Metal Juniors's Daniel Păvăloae got control of the ball when Torcuato Herrero tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute, Hồ Kyhn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Salmuera CP's Emiliano Frichoso got a free kick in the 86th minute. Fan Xing Zhou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Daniel Păvăloae tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costin Duca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Păvăloae having to interfere. Daniel Păvăloae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fan Xing Zhou in the 92nd minute of the match. Daniel Păvăloae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fan Xing Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, Metal Juniors could leave the field as winners, despite Salmuera CP having more of the ball for most of the match.